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• Have to disagree... - mvwine 06:42:40 10/28/04 (2)
  In Reply to: Slaughterhouse Five! nt posted by clarkjohnsen on October 27, 2004 at 11:40:21:

  although it's been a while since I've read the book or seen the movie, and I enjoyed them both, Vonnegut's narrative style and indelible descriptive passages do not find their way into the film, for the most part.
  
  In Vino Veritas
  
  

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  • See my response just below. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:55:24 10/28/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Have to disagree... posted by mvwine on October 28, 2004 at 06:42:40:

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  • Me too - Troy 08:39:21 10/28/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Have to disagree... posted by mvwine on October 28, 2004 at 06:42:40:

    A very enjoyable movie (rented recently), but the book is a classic.
    
    

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• Why do you think so, Clark? - Auricle 11:46:16 10/27/04 (2)
  In Reply to: Slaughterhouse Five! nt posted by clarkjohnsen on October 27, 2004 at 11:40:21:

  though I enjoyed them both
  
  

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  • The book is repetitive -- So it goes. - clarkjohnsen 08:54:48 10/28/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Why do you think so, Clark? posted by Auricle on October 27, 2004 at 11:46:16:

    And dark, and sarcastic. Sarcasm in fact is Vonnegut's chief literary conceit. Guess it makes him feel good about all that money and fame.

    The movie IMO makes not a single misstep.

    clark
    
    

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    • Re: Vonnegut's sarcasm - Gee LP 15:51:04 10/28/04 (0)
      In Reply to: The book is repetitive -- So it goes. posted by clarkjohnsen on October 28, 2004 at 08:54:48:

      Perhaps there is a lot of sarcasm in "Slaughterhouse Five", but keep in mind, Vonnegut did spend the night of the Dresden firebombing underneath the city as a POW. If he wants to write about that night sarcastically, I figure
      he's entitled.

      Besides, was Vonnegut really rich and famous when he wrote "Slaughterhouse Five"? I thought the big money and the big fame came with the publication of this work...not before, although I know he was a working writer.
      
      

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