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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:11 am
Post subject: KV's New Book
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Yeah, a new book. It's called _Armageddon in Retrospect_ and is about
Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden.
From http://www.pagesix.com/story/vonnegut+s+last+roar:
Vonnegut's Last Roar
KURT Vonnegut is gone - but he left behind a final book that's sure to cause
a stir. In "Armageddon in Retrospect," out this April, the former Army man
gives a jolting account of the relentless bombing of Dresden during World
War II and how US forces passed out pamphlets to survivors justifying it as
the "unintentional, unavoidable fortunes of war." He writes: "The leaflet
should have read: We hit every blessed church, hospital, school, museum,
theater, your university, the zoo and every apartment building in town, but
we honestly weren't trying hard to do it . . . So sorry. Saturation bombing
is all the rage these days."
Give 'em hell, Kurt! It comes out on April Fool's Day, and it can be
ordered here:
http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Retrospect-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0399155082
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:58 pm
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> Yeah, a new book. It's called _Armageddon in Retrospect_ and is about
> Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden.
>
> From http://www.pagesix.com/story/vonnegut+s+last+roar:
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> Vonnegut's Last Roar
>
> KURT Vonnegut is gone - but he left behind a final book that's sure to cause
> a stir. In "Armageddon in Retrospect," out this April, the former Army man
> gives a jolting account of the relentless bombing of Dresden during World
> War II and how US forces passed out pamphlets to survivors justifying it as
> the "unintentional, unavoidable fortunes of war." He writes: "The leaflet
> should have read: We hit every blessed church, hospital, school, museum,
> theater, your university, the zoo and every apartment building in town, but
> we honestly weren't trying hard to do it . . . So sorry. Saturation bombing
> is all the rage these days."
>
> Give 'em hell, Kurt! It comes out on April Fool's Day, and it can be
> ordered here:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Retrospect-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0399155082
I hope to hell it's not someone compiling his notes and publishing this
under his name. I thought his last novel was just terrible, and he
seemed to have completely run out of steam. If this is a serious
effort, it seems curious that we hadn't heard of it before.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:08 pm
Post subject: Re: KV's New Book [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Feb 5, 5:58 pm, Alric Knebel wrote:
> Dave Adalian wrote:
> > Yeah, a new book. It's called _Armageddon in Retrospect_ and is about
> > Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden.
>
> > Fromhttp://www.pagesix.com/story/vonnegut+s+last+roar:
>
> > Vonnegut's Last Roar
>
> > KURT Vonnegut is gone - but he left behind a final book that's sure to cause
> > a stir. In "Armageddon in Retrospect," out this April, the former Army man
> > gives a jolting account of the relentless bombing of Dresden during World
> > War II and how US forces passed out pamphlets to survivors justifying it as
> > the "unintentional, unavoidable fortunes of war." He writes: "The leaflet
> > should have read: We hit every blessed church, hospital, school, museum,
> > theater, your university, the zoo and every apartment building in town, but
> > we honestly weren't trying hard to do it . . . So sorry. Saturation bombing
> > is all the rage these days."
>
> > Give 'em hell, Kurt! It comes out on April Fool's Day, and it can be
> > ordered here:
>
> >http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Retrospect-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0399155082
>
> I hope to hell it's not someone compiling his notes and publishing this
> under his name. I thought his last novel was just terrible, and he
> seemed to have completely run out of steam. If this is a serious
> effort, it seems curious that we hadn't heard of it before.
>
> --
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:00 am
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On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:58:54 -0600, Alric Knebel
wrote:
>Dave Adalian wrote:
>
>> Yeah, a new book. It's called _Armageddon in Retrospect_ and is about
>> Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden.
>>
>> From http://www.pagesix.com/story/vonnegut+s+last+roar:
>>
>> Vonnegut's Last Roar
>>
>> KURT Vonnegut is gone - but he left behind a final book that's sure to cause
>> a stir. In "Armageddon in Retrospect," out this April, the former Army man
>> gives a jolting account of the relentless bombing of Dresden during World
>> War II and how US forces passed out pamphlets to survivors justifying it as
>> the "unintentional, unavoidable fortunes of war." He writes: "The leaflet
>> should have read: We hit every blessed church, hospital, school, museum,
>> theater, your university, the zoo and every apartment building in town, but
>> we honestly weren't trying hard to do it . . . So sorry. Saturation bombing
>> is all the rage these days."
>>
>> Give 'em hell, Kurt! It comes out on April Fool's Day, and it can be
>> ordered here:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Retrospect-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0399155082
>
>I hope to hell it's not someone compiling his notes and publishing this
>under his name. I thought his last novel was just terrible, and he
>seemed to have completely run out of steam. If this is a serious
>effort, it seems curious that we hadn't heard of it before.
Do you mean "Timequake"?
I thought it was quite good - even better on the 2nd reading!
But it was something only his fans could truly appreciate I think - it
was written with so much history of other things he's written and
said. >> Stay informed about: KV's New Book |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:13 am
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A.Nonimus.TakeThisOut@nospam.tv wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:58:54 -0600, Alric Knebel
> wrote:
>
>
>>Dave Adalian wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Yeah, a new book. It's called _Armageddon in Retrospect_ and is about
>>>Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden.
>>>
>>>From http://www.pagesix.com/story/vonnegut+s+last+roar:
>>>
>>>Vonnegut's Last Roar
>>>
>>>KURT Vonnegut is gone - but he left behind a final book that's sure to cause
>>>a stir. In "Armageddon in Retrospect," out this April, the former Army man
>>>gives a jolting account of the relentless bombing of Dresden during World
>>>War II and how US forces passed out pamphlets to survivors justifying it as
>>>the "unintentional, unavoidable fortunes of war." He writes: "The leaflet
>>>should have read: We hit every blessed church, hospital, school, museum,
>>>theater, your university, the zoo and every apartment building in town, but
>>>we honestly weren't trying hard to do it . . . So sorry. Saturation bombing
>>>is all the rage these days."
>>>
>>>Give 'em hell, Kurt! It comes out on April Fool's Day, and it can be
>>>ordered here:
>>>
>>>http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Retrospect-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0399155082
>>
>>I hope to hell it's not someone compiling his notes and publishing this
>>under his name. I thought his last novel was just terrible, and he
>>seemed to have completely run out of steam. If this is a serious
>>effort, it seems curious that we hadn't heard of it before.
>
> Do you mean "Timequake"?
> I thought it was quite good - even better on the 2nd reading!
> But it was something only his fans could truly appreciate I think - it
> was written with so much history of other things he's written and
> said.
I've been a fan since 1974. I just didn't like it. It was dull. No
real creativity to it.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:59 am
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"Alric Knebel" wrote in message
> A.Nonimus.RemoveThis@nospam.tv wrote:
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>> On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:58:54 -0600, Alric Knebel
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Dave Adalian wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yeah, a new book. It's called _Armageddon in Retrospect_ and is about
>>>>Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden.
>>>>
>>>>From http://www.pagesix.com/story/vonnegut+s+last+roar:
>>>>
>>>>Vonnegut's Last Roar
>>>>
>>>>KURT Vonnegut is gone - but he left behind a final book that's sure to
>>>>cause a stir. In "Armageddon in Retrospect," out this April, the former
>>>>Army man gives a jolting account of the relentless bombing of Dresden
>>>>during World War II and how US forces passed out pamphlets to survivors
>>>>justifying it as the "unintentional, unavoidable fortunes of war." He
>>>>writes: "The leaflet should have read: We hit every blessed church,
>>>>hospital, school, museum, theater, your university, the zoo and every
>>>>apartment building in town, but we honestly weren't trying hard to do it
>>>>. . . So sorry. Saturation bombing is all the rage these days."
>>>>
>>>>Give 'em hell, Kurt! It comes out on April Fool's Day, and it can be
>>>>ordered here:
>>>>
>>>>http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Retrospect-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0399155082
>>>
>>>I hope to hell it's not someone compiling his notes and publishing this
>>>under his name. I thought his last novel was just terrible, and he
>>>seemed to have completely run out of steam. If this is a serious effort,
>>>it seems curious that we hadn't heard of it before.
>>
>> Do you mean "Timequake"?
>> I thought it was quite good - even better on the 2nd reading!
>> But it was something only his fans could truly appreciate I think - it
>> was written with so much history of other things he's written and
>> said.
>
> I've been a fan since 1974. I just didn't like it. It was dull. No real
> creativity to it.
"dull" Vonnegut is still interesting! >> Stay informed about: KV's New Book |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:40 am
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On Feb 16, 9:59 am, "Somebody" <N/A> wrote:
> "Alric Knebel" wrote in message
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> > A.Noni....RemoveThis@nospam.tv wrote:
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> >> On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:58:54 -0600, Alric Knebel
> >> wrote:
>
> >>>Dave Adalian wrote:
>
> >>>>Yeah, a new book. It's called _Armageddon in Retrospect_ and is about
> >>>>Vonnegut's experiences in Dresden.
>
> >>>>Fromhttp://www.pagesix.com/story/vonnegut+s+last+roar:
>
> >>>>Vonnegut's Last Roar
>
> >>>>KURT Vonnegut is gone - but he left behind a final book that's sure to
> >>>>cause a stir. In "Armageddon in Retrospect," out this April, the former
> >>>>Army man gives a jolting account of the relentless bombing of Dresden
> >>>>during World War II and how US forces passed out pamphlets to survivors
> >>>>justifying it as the "unintentional, unavoidable fortunes of war." He
> >>>>writes: "The leaflet should have read: We hit every blessed church,
> >>>>hospital, school, museum, theater, your university, the zoo and every
> >>>>apartment building in town, but we honestly weren't trying hard to do it
> >>>>. . . So sorry. Saturation bombing is all the rage these days."
>
> >>>>Give 'em hell, Kurt! It comes out on April Fool's Day, and it can be
> >>>>ordered here:
>
> >>>>http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Retrospect-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0399155082
>
> >>>I hope to hell it's not someone compiling his notes and publishing this
> >>>under his name. I thought his last novel was just terrible, and he
> >>>seemed to have completely run out of steam. If this is a serious effort,
> >>>it seems curious that we hadn't heard of it before.
>
> >> Do you mean "Timequake"?
> >> I thought it was quite good - even better on the 2nd reading!
> >> But it was something only his fans could truly appreciate I think - it
> >> was written with so much history of other things he's written and
> >> said.
>
> > I've been a fan since 1974. I just didn't like it. It was dull. No real
> > creativity to it.
>
> "dull" Vonnegut is still interesting!
A new book?! I thought this was bogus when reading this message, but
I guess the amazon link proves it. Well I don't know what to say. I
am happy, doubt; the more the better. But, at the same time, I have
to agree that his last novel, Timequake, was quite weak (at least
compared to the bulk of his work), and I am sure this book one be
anything special.
I look forward to hit all the same. It will be interesting--
especially when considering that he said he never really wanted to
give a full, detailed account of his Dresden experience. >> Stay informed about: KV's New Book |
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