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Wow, this was a joy to read - thank you for sharing. I’m trying to make a concerted effort this year to read 20 books, which has led to me reading 4 Vonnegut pieces for the first time and am currently on my 5th. I was never assigned Vonnegut readings in school, but I have never felt more connected with an author while reading their work. Mother Night has been my favorite thus far, but I’m saving Slaughterhouse Five as the finale for my 20th book.

As stated in the article, there is something unique about how Vonnegut can capture vast ideas and distill them into his character’s expository. For example, here is my favorite quote from Cat’s Cradle:

> Do you know the story about father on the day they first tested a bomb out in Alamogordo? After the thing went off, after it was a sure thing that America could wipe out a city with just one bomb, a scientist turned to Father and said ‘Science has now known sin.’ And do you know what Father said? He said ‘What is sin?’