Author Kurt Vonnegut, best known for his novel "Slaughterhouse 5", (one of my favorite books) died today at age 84. He's unstuck in time forever in my eyes!
I actually ordered Sirens of Titan online yesterday, and then found out that he'd died immediately afterwards. I bought the book because of an old Douglas Adams interview that recently resurfaced where he had a few good things to say about it. I haven't actually read anything by Vonnegut yet so I don't really have anything to say about him here, I just thought it was an odd coincidence.
He was by far my favorite author of all time. I was so incredibly depressed when I found out he died, that me and my only love interest, who, I just found out, was also a Vonnegut fan, pretty much talked and cried all night. One of my only wishes was to, one time, just sit down with him and carry out a conversation with him. ;~;
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I must hit up the used bookstore!
I've only read Slaughterhouse 5 and Cat's Cradle, but that's enough for me to know that he was completely insane.
I was thinking the exact same thing.