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<3 Vonnegut nossy Send a noteboard - 22/06/2010 03:24:23 AM
Chances are that I love it so much because I hadn't read anything else even remotely similar up to that point. It was my first major literary knock upside the head. It would be interesting to see what others think.


But that was when I was a callow bastard. Now that I'm a slightly more mature bastard, even if only just a little bit so, I wonder whether I'd get as much of a kick out of it.


It's hard to tell. I'm not as much of a bastard:P, but what I remember most is that I'd be chuckling at something one second and then shocked-teary the next. It made an impression on me.
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