Hocus Pocus
The various praises of this book, liberally sprinkled on the back cover and the opening few pages, call this `Hilarious`, `Sharp-toothed satire - absurd humor` `Comic`, `...a scream`. From these comments, I was all set for another Slaughterhouse Five, but when I finished this I wondered if these book reviewers had read the same book I did. I didn`t even break a chuckle, finding instead a large amount of cynicism, retreads of ecological and Vietnam phrases that became trite long before this was published, a main character who entirely monopolizes the book (there is almost no conversation and darn little action), and a story line that very badly extrapolated the society trends of 1990. Certainly, Vonnegut`s sharp tongue is present, ripping...
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
