True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.Kurt Vonnegut at BrainyQuote.com
Kurt Vonnegut
The New York Times Remembers Kurt Vonnegut (April 12, 2007)
One of my favorite authors died on April 11, 2007. 
Author Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84.
Vonnegut was an author that I accidentally discovered while I was in college in the 1960s, though not in a classroom. The first Vonnegut book that I read was Welcome to the Monkey House, a collection of short stories--and I was hooked (and still am). His satire, his humor, his humanity, his willingness to take on the "establishment," and his writing style all turned me on--and still do.
He was and still is one of my writing/thinking/values/freedom of speech heroes.
He was an American philosopher who several people have compared to another influetial American writer, one Samuel Clemens , a.k.a. Mark Twain. Some people see great humor, satire, and encouragement/support of other human beings in both writers. I do.When it comes to people, Vonnegut advocated the underdog, the people, who forever, for what ever reason, never seem to get a fair share of the earth's resources.
Vonnegut was passionate about humans treating each other better than we do on many occasions.
He constantly warned humans of our disregard for the condition of the present and future environment(s) of the world. He often reminded our government of the mistakes that it makes. Vonnegut did not tippy-toe around words; he said what he meant.
He has left us a legacy
of his thought--his novels, essays, his commencement addresses, his plays. If you like short stories, dip into his Welcome to the Monkey House; if you like novels, try one of my favorites: The Sirens of Titan.
Please tap into his literary, philosophical, and humane wealth at:
Listen to NPR Interview with Vonnegut at:
Kurt Vonnegut Interview on NPR 
Kurt Vonnegut at Brainy Quote
I join those in the world who will miss this soft-spoken, kind-hearted, and thoughtful author.
The library has these Vonnegut books:
- A Man without a Country
- Mother Night
- Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction
- Timequake
- Slaughter House 5
- Hocus Pocus
- Galapagos: a Novel
- Deadeye Dick
- Breakfast of Champions
I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours.Kurt Vonnegut.
Kurt Vonnegut at BrainyQuote.com
"Read whenever you get the chance!" (Bob Hoff :D :D)
© Bob Hoff, 2007
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