Man Without A Country

On 2 Jan 2006 01:37:19 -0800, SedatedApe.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:

>Is he not aware that he keeps repeating the same stories/ideas over and
>over again in his books? It seems like at least 80% of the new book has
>appeared in slightly altered form in his other books. The book was
>worth the price, Vonnegut is on my short list of authors that I'll buy
>whatever they publish, but it's disappointing. It seems like he and his
>editor are just willing to forsake his fan base and just hope it will
>catch on with new readers who don't know any of his previous work
I think the book was largely designed and promoted to new readers. And
in fact his going on shows like The Daily Show etc. did help gain him
a lot of new fans with this book.

I haven't read it yet precisely because I gathered that it has a lot
of stuff I've already read and a lot of ideas he's already presented
before. However I will borrow it from the library or pick up a used
paperback of it some day.

I think by the time you get to be K's age, you don't necessarily have
a whole lot of new ideas. Cut the guy a break, he's given us a lot,
and he's STILL reaching new readers with his new book.

"If this isn't nice, what is?"
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> When I was young there was a period where every day everything had
> some kind of new aspect. Then I got to the point where everything
> was the same old thing again. Same stuff different day, IYKWIM.


But someday it won't...

PS what IYKWIM?
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somebody wrote:
>>When I was young there was a period where every day everything had
>>some kind of new aspect. Then I got to the point where everything
>>was the same old thing again. Same stuff different day, IYKWIM.
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> But someday it won't...
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> PS what IYKWIM?
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IYKWIM = "if you know what I mean"

I had to figure it out, too.
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Alric Knebel
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