Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007

[Miriel]

Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Cat’s Cradle” and “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation, died last night in Manhattan. He was 84 and had homes in Manhattan and in Sagaponack on Long Island.

Mr. Vonnegut suffered irreversible brain injuries as a result of a fall several weeks ago, according to his wife, Jill Krementz.

Rest of the article here (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/books/12vonnegut.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1).

Thank you for everything Mr. Vonnegut. Your books changed the way I looked at the world. You were a genius and the world was a more interesting place for having had you in it. I'll miss you. :( :( :(

Now mud lies down again and goes to sleep.
What memories for mud to have!
What interesting other kinds of sitting-up mud I met!
I loved everything I saw!
Good night.
I will go to heaven now.
I can hardly wait ...

[Nominus Experse]

Damn...

I'll miss you Kurt - I truly will.

[Madame Adequate]

It was good to have you with us, Mr. Vonnegut.

[Burtsplurt]

RIP Kurt. I'm afraid I only read Slaughterhouse Five, but it was a damn good book.

[Araciel]

my collection won't be growing anymore, but what i have is so amazing anyway...he will be missed.

[Jowy]

It's depressing to see such a literary genius go.

[Tavrobel]

This is an unfortunate event, indeed.

[fire_of_avalon]

:(

[Zeromus_X]

What a shame. :(

[Nominus Experse]

I now loathe gravity to a very frightening degree.

[kikimm]

I've only read one of his short stories, so I'm not too upset, personally, but it's still depressing to see a writer like that go. But it's good to hear that he lived a hell of a long time.

[farplaner]

R.I.P. Kurt Vonnegut ...84 years, he deserves a good rest.