Thanks Kurt

Title: A Man Without A Country
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Publication Year: 2005
Rating: A+

Recently on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show,” Stewart commented to Kurt Vonnegut that A Man Without A Country was like having an intimate conversation with the writer. He was right on point. For decades Vonnegut has drawn laughs and cringes from his readers with his wit, sarcasm and imagination. He’s created worlds with horrific parallels to the world in which we live, holding a mirror up for us to see the ugly step-sister, the one no one wants to look at or acknowledge.

In his latest work, Vonnegut manages to put into words the thoughts, fears and frustrations of a large number of Americans. His diatribe regarding the current administration and the country’s use of fossil fuels is brilliant, infused with his signature humor. At eighty-two years old, Vonnegut is still as formidable a writer as when Slaughterhouse-Five was first published. Bravo, Vonnegut, bravo.