What a language: The best of Kurt Vonnegut

A Listmania! list by B. Hodge "onetinsoldier" (Bristol, UK)
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Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death
1.  Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "Okay, my top 10 (in order) has to be topped by his masterpiece. In truth, anything in the top 4 could have been here, but this is his ultimate statement about war, humanity and time. And tralfamadore"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (125 customer reviews)

Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics)
2.  Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "If Slaughterhouse 5 was the sniper shot on the ridiculous nature of war, here is the scatter shot on everything else. Grotesque and hilarious, Vonnegut attacks the horrors of modern 'plastic' America"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

The Sirens Of Titan (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
3.  The Sirens Of Titan (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "One of his earlier novels, and proably the most sci-fi, but don't let that fool you. This is a very black comedy and satire upon religion"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Mother Night
4.  Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "A companion book to Slaughterhouse 5, both deal with similar themes, but darkly comic where Slaughterhouse was innocent"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Cat's Cradle (Essential Penguin)
5.  Cat's Cradle (Essential Penguin) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "The last days of humanity before a self imposed ice age. Probably his most 'normal' book, but that isn't saying much"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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Timequake
6.  Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "Doesn't deal much with the actual Timequake, this book is really Vonnegut looking back on his life and wondering what the hell it was all about"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Galapagos
7.  Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "Nowhere near as good as his classic books, but still very readable - the human race evolves into sleek furry creatures with flippers and small brains. And they are alot better off because of it"
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Jailbird
8.  Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "A fairytale of sorts, covers the first 24 hours following the release of one of Watergate conspirators and all of the fantastical things that happen to him"
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Slapstick Or Lonesome No More!
9.  Slapstick Or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "The plot is fairly ridiculous, but as any Vonnegut fan will tell you - it isn't what he writes that makes him so good, it's how he writes. As usual, his character permeates every word"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Welcome To The Monkey House and Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage: "Welcome to the Monkey House", "Palm Sunday"
10.  Welcome To The Monkey House and Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage: "Welcome to the Monkey House", "Palm Sunday" by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "Vonnegut appears in every novel he writes - if not as a character, then simply outlined by his words. Read this to understand alot more about the great man, the 'laughing prophet of doom'!"
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