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.

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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.