I'm teaching Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five this fall, so I re-read the book last week. Sometimes, life just lines up in a way that seems like it isn't just a coincidence. I really enjoyed this novel, I laughed and yes, I even cried which was not part of the plan. Alex Woods does not seem to be autistic like the character in that book but he thinks differently, likes science and is a bit too naïve. The character reminds me of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time which I also enjoyed. The rest of the book takes us through Alex’s childhood when he was struck by a meteorite and all the events that got him in police custody in Dover. It immediately becomes known that he is a wanted person by the British police for something he did before. The main character proceeds to have a partial epileptic seizure and then he is retain for questioning. Peterson in the passenger seat and a large bag of weed in the glove compartment. The novel starts brilliantly with Alex being stopped at the UK ferry border while driving with the ashes of a certain Mr. I can’t write more because I don’t want to spoil the novel. Yes, the fun bits are still there but too much accent was put on a certain plot twist, so to say. Then, as I should have known if I had read more YA, the fun stopped. So it goes.įor two thirds of this novel I had a blast, I chuckled many times and I absolutely loved the character and the humour. Too bad that the novel features heavy spoilers for Sirens of Titans which I haven’t read but it is planned to be my next KV. Another 2 novels and 1 short story later I thought I was good enough. I told myself that I will not start right away with the book, I will wait until I read enough KV to be knowledgeable enough and avoid spoilers.

Around that time I read my first two novels by Vonnegut and I was a new member of the fandom. What attracted me to it was the name and, based on the blurb, the love of the main character for Kurt Vonnegut. I bought this book back in 2014 and I only got to read it now.

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