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I'm a big Vonnegut fan, but this is one I wish I hadn't read. There are good moments as Vonnegut rehashes some times spent with actual friends and family (mostly dead as he is writing), and with his fictional alter-ego, the now old and decrepit Kilgore Trout. But overall, Vonnegut seems deflated. He's old, his friends and family are dead or dying, he feels his faculties are failing, and it shows. The upbeat humanist, optimistic in the face of all humanity's madness, has given way to a defeated and bitter old man. His expansive world and boundless imagination have shrunk down to a crank in a rocking chair, reliving his life over and over for anyone who'll listen. I would have preferred to remember him the way he was. :(


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Timequake Kurt Vonnegut 9788129124722 Books Reviews

I'm a big vonnegut fan, but this book should not have been published. It is basically snippets from a failed story he had written and admitted "just didn't work" interspersed with the musings of Vonnegut. Normally I love these musings, but he doesn't say anything new, and if you've read any of his recent work, you will have already hears everything he has to say. Skip this one.
This book is not at all what I'd expected. It's like nothing else I've ever read of his, with no cohesive narrative and a minimal sci-fi element. With the first few chapters, I kept thinking, "When is the story going to start?" Finally, I realized this book was not meant to be a story; it's meant to be Vonnegut's requiem (this is the last work he wrote before he died). In it, he shares many of his philosophical views and personal observations. At times, it seems like the incoherent ramblings of a madman, and in others, said ramblings are pure genius.

I do not recommend this book to readers who are unfamiliar with Vonnegut, as this is not at all representative of his other works. However, if you've read his fiction and would like to know a little more about his inspirations, views, and personality, you'll love it.
Kurt Vonnegut is one of the luckiest men of all time. He gets to say good-bye to millions on his own terms. A wise man knows when it is time to clear the stage, to allow another the spotlight. There is no reason to hang around the back of the herd.

Vonnegut was my favorite writer when I was a college student in the 1980's. We then moved away from each other but I wanted to read his later work, especially Timequake after he died to see what had changed. This is a fascinating book. The old science fiction writer Kilgore Trout not only re-emerges, he becomes a leader of sort after the return of free will, the end of the Timequake. Apparently the universe no longer saw the point in continuing to expand and as predicted using all sorts of mathematics by Stephen Hawkings, time did strange things. Everyone on earth relived 10 years. I was expecting time to run backwards but this is even better. Dead men come back to life only to die again, and no one can do anything about it since the universal force has suspended free will. In fact it is difficult to reinstate free will when the Timequake ends. Fortunately Kilgore Trout was there to show us the way.

As we have seen before, no Vonnegut book is complete without a long Hitchcockian appearance by the author himself. At this point in his career, Vonnegut writes himself into key chapters without hiding his presence as he did earlier. In fact he is the central character in several scenes. We also learn some more about how a great writer worked and how the generational transition to TV was not good for either Trout or Vonnegut. Timequake is easy to read. Vonnegut likes short chapters although it is not really clear why they begin and end since the topics do not necessarily change.
The scifi writer and his alterEgo embark on historical, semi-futuristic journey thru time. An Autobiography every bit as creative as his fictional works. Here we see the where the influences of Vonnegut came from, and the ideals that have played out through history.
*Timequake* was one of Vonnegut's last books - maybe the last book? - and at this point in his career he mostly just wanted to chat to the reader about the things that mattered to him and his observations on life. Plot took a back seat, and that was fine. Reading *Timequake* was like sitting down and having a chat with a beloved old friend over coffee. In talking about the arts, and writing, in particular, Vonnegut say, "Any work of art is half of a conversation between two human beings, and it helps a lot to know who is talking at you... I taught how to be sociable with ink on paper. I told my students that when they were writing they should be good dates on blind dates, should show strangers good times... Still and all, why bother? Here’s my answer Many people need desperately to receive this message 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people don’t care about them. You are not alone.'”

Vonnegut's writing has always helped me feel I am not alone
All of my heroes are dead and I hate what I’ve become. I haven’t had many heroes, but fortunately some of them left some great work behind, things I can return to when I need to books, music, art. Those things help, especially now that I feel like I’m just marking time, waiting for it to pass. Vonnegut is one of my heroes, and passing time with him is just great.

Timequake isn’t a novel, although it contains fiction. It isn’t Science Fiction, but the main idea is that the universe is re-setting every 10 years with a movement in time, and there is no free will - and Vonnegut’s alter ego, failed Science Fiction writer Kilgore Trout, is a main character. It’s not a true autobiography or collection of essays, but they pop up all through the book. It is Vonnegut looking back, ruminating like a kindly grandfather, and it’s just awesome.

Yes, I’m biased. Highly recommended, of course.
I'm a big Vonnegut fan, but this is one I wish I hadn't read. There are good moments as Vonnegut rehashes some times spent with actual friends and family (mostly dead as he is writing), and with his fictional alter-ego, the now old and decrepit Kilgore Trout. But overall, Vonnegut seems deflated. He's old, his friends and family are dead or dying, he feels his faculties are failing, and it shows. The upbeat humanist, optimistic in the face of all humanity's madness, has given way to a defeated and bitter old man. His expansive world and boundless imagination have shrunk down to a crank in a rocking chair, reliving his life over and over for anyone who'll listen. I would have preferred to remember him the way he was. (