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Originally Posted by samhy
Which book would you recommend to a Vonnegut starter? I'd bought several the last few months and was thinking maybe to read Slaughterhouse-Five first. But any other is fine by me, if it makes more sense.
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Of what I've read I really liked: Cat's Cradle; Breakfast of Champions; Welcome to the Monkeyhouse; God Bless You Mr. Rosewater; Slaughterhouse Five
Lots of people really like The Sirens of Titan which I found okay. I think Breakfast of Champions and Cat's Cradle would be the two books I would recommend to everyone. Slaughterhouse seems to be a very divisive book.
I seem to prefer early Vonnegut to late Vonnegut and
according to Vonnegut's grading system you should read Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five. I can't really disagree with that. Cat's Cradle would be a good starting point.
Player Piano and Mother Night are on my to read list.