Breakfast of Champions

Kurt Vonnegut "Breakfast of Champions": A yearly reminder that despite the terrible cruelty of human society and the awful behavior of many people and the indifference of most others, there are good people who shine love and creativity and it's worth staying alive to try to find these people to make life bearable.

His Sirens of Titan had a huge impact on me as a teen, the first novel I really loved. Then Breakfast of Champions. I'll try those two, thanks.

Fiction, yes. I've recently read and recommend Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami (which in a way is a blend of sci fi and fantasy), Cannery Row by John Steinbeck, and Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. On Deck, I have Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.

Just finished: — Roadside Picnic, by the Strugatsky brothers. The very thematic Soviet sci-fi behind STALKER. — The Cyberiad, by Stanislaw Lem. A brilliant collection of short stories on language, philosophy, futurism. Currently: — Nexus, by Ramez Naam (book 1 of 3). Nanobots meet augmented reality, transhumanism. Good. — Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut. Hilarious stuff. — Poe's collected works. Next: — The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu. I have my hopes high.

Breakfast for Champions - Kurt Vonnegut

If you haven't read a Kurt Vonnegut book, I highly recommend that you do. The Sirens of Titan, Mother Night, Breakfast of Champions, and Slaughterhouse 5 are all great places to start.

Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut. I've read a ton of books in my life, but for some reason never took the plunge into Vonnegut. I was utterly awe struck by this book. I think every person has a small list of things that they wish that they had created (well, the ability to create them that is). Breakfast of Champions immediately found its way onto my list. The only problem is that such a book makes me embarrassed to have the audacity to ever put pen to paper (or fingers to M-x as it were). I'll keep trying though.

I thought Slaughterhouse Five was great, but I think I found myself left thinking more after reading Breakfast of Champions.

I read Breakfast of Champions a while ago and really enjoyed it. I'll have to check that one out.