By: Kurt Vonnegut
First of all, a passage that I thought the readers of this blog would appreciate:
Here is a lesson in creative writing.
First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.
And I realize some of you may be having trouble deciding whether I am kidding or not. So from now on I will tell you when I'm kidding.
MWAC is full of all kids of clever thoughts, insight about the state of the world, and other pure morsels of vonnegoodness. While he does an excellent job of exposing the politics of the day through its own absurdity, it feels like there's nothing entirely new here. Perhaps though, this is no fault of Vonnegut's. This administration and GOP rule is such a joke that there is no amount of absurdity that we haven't already seen. They echo the sort of sentiment that is expressed daily on liberal blogs and on Air America radio. To me, Vonnegut was a master of weaving an absurd fantastical story and having it being such an accurate reflection of what the world was really like.
Overall? a great read, but not all that unique and not nearly as interesting as his fiction.
My favorite passage though, was where he explains that all the hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and what-have-you, are all the earth's immune system trying to heal itself by getting rid of us.
Right on, KV! Write on KV!
