Thursday, September 08, 2022

Book Report: WAMPERTERS, KOMA, AND GRANFALLOONS by Kurt Vonnegut.

Book Report: WAMPERTERS, KOMA, AND GRANFALLOONS by Kurt Vonnegut. "Foma" are harmless untruths, intended to comfort simple souls. An example: "Prosperity is just around the corner." A "granfalloon" is a proud and meaningless association of human beings. This is a great book by Kurt Vonnegut. If you are a Kurt Vonnegut fan you might get a kick out of it. It is Kurt being self-centered, like “it’s all about me” kind of book. He did have some interesting comments about being a prisoner in Germany during WWII. He was part of the clean-up crew in Dresden, Gerfmany, when the U.S. bombed that city. War is hell. Actually, it is a collections of speeches he made at various colleges. Probably at least 25% of the book is an interview of him that was in PLAYBOY Magazine. No, he was not the Centerfold.

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