Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Cow woman
Cow Woman was arrested in Ohio for urinating and chasing children. Stories like that make me laugh.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
A Man Without a Country by Vonnegut.
It is often hard to have a clear and not preconceived opinion about something or someone you like. I happened to experience that yesterday, and I used a lot of reasons to justify the subject because I felt it was not nice of me to be rude or judgmental of it.
Kurt Vonnegut is one of y favorite authors! Moreover, he is my favorite American author! Lately I was given his A Man Without a Country, and it made me indescribably happy, for i really wanted to read it. I read it in one day (it is a very skinny book, but I am a very slow reader), and I was left not impressed with it. It could be that the expectations were too high and reviews too great, but imho the book was hmmmm just fine.
There is no way I can write a review on this book. I can hear myself saying: "he was old, plus he had many good points, plus it was put together in 2005 when everything was different.... etc", but then another voice says "problems are dull, since we hear them over and over again every day since 2001 (no reason to talk about Bush, no one wants to make a joke about him, it was dull even before "F 9/11", it is way too annoying today. Dont tell me about Iraq war as well, just notify me when it is over). Vonnegut's jokes are not funny. He tries to joke, and they dont work. The man without a country lost his sense of humor? Yes, and he admitted to that. Was it necessary to tell us "we all gonna die, you if you guys won't go 'pro-green' right now?" Well, no! I am not becoming environmentalist today. Sorry people, I guess you have to plant flowers and go through the garbage (in order to sort it and then recycle it) without me today, and I may be busy tomorrow as well."
This book has no plot. It has no main idea. Obviously because it was a collection of many many many essays and speeches he made before 2005. It is a diary of a man, who was telling us, his fans, about life. Was it an interesting book? Yes, for me it was. it wasn't something I expected it to be, but yes I found some great stuff in this book. Do I agree with everything he says? Absolutely not. Would I recommend this book? Absolutely YES! Why? Just so you can have a different opinion on the book and try to argue that, and maybe even prove me wrong. You must read if you have no idea who the heck Kurt Vonnegut is, and why is he so important and why it is necessary for everyone to know him (esp those who live here, in America)!
Keep on reading, learning and thinking. :^)
Kurt Vonnegut is one of y favorite authors! Moreover, he is my favorite American author! Lately I was given his A Man Without a Country, and it made me indescribably happy, for i really wanted to read it. I read it in one day (it is a very skinny book, but I am a very slow reader), and I was left not impressed with it. It could be that the expectations were too high and reviews too great, but imho the book was hmmmm just fine.
There is no way I can write a review on this book. I can hear myself saying: "he was old, plus he had many good points, plus it was put together in 2005 when everything was different.... etc", but then another voice says "problems are dull, since we hear them over and over again every day since 2001 (no reason to talk about Bush, no one wants to make a joke about him, it was dull even before "F 9/11", it is way too annoying today. Dont tell me about Iraq war as well, just notify me when it is over). Vonnegut's jokes are not funny. He tries to joke, and they dont work. The man without a country lost his sense of humor? Yes, and he admitted to that. Was it necessary to tell us "we all gonna die, you if you guys won't go 'pro-green' right now?" Well, no! I am not becoming environmentalist today. Sorry people, I guess you have to plant flowers and go through the garbage (in order to sort it and then recycle it) without me today, and I may be busy tomorrow as well."
This book has no plot. It has no main idea. Obviously because it was a collection of many many many essays and speeches he made before 2005. It is a diary of a man, who was telling us, his fans, about life. Was it an interesting book? Yes, for me it was. it wasn't something I expected it to be, but yes I found some great stuff in this book. Do I agree with everything he says? Absolutely not. Would I recommend this book? Absolutely YES! Why? Just so you can have a different opinion on the book and try to argue that, and maybe even prove me wrong. You must read if you have no idea who the heck Kurt Vonnegut is, and why is he so important and why it is necessary for everyone to know him (esp those who live here, in America)!
Keep on reading, learning and thinking. :^)
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