my mom got me hooked on vonnegut. the first book i read was god less you dr. kevorkian, i thought that was pretty funny. i love his humor. although i though that this book was a little hard to fallow i thought that it was a hilarious book. i just thought that this book was pretty random. vonnegut cracks me up, and i think that he is pretty unlike other others. i thik that vonnegut is unique. ( )

I liked the drawings in this book. I enjoyed this more than Slaughterhouse. ( )

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is a remarkable novel of dehumanization, and a unique look at society. Kilgore Trout is a poor, unrecognized, and unsuccessful science fiction writer. He attends a writing convention in Midland City, where his latest book is read by a mentally unstable car salesman. Dwayne Hoover sells cars, day after day, while the stress of his modern work drives him close to insanity. Upon the reading of Kilgore Trout’s “Now it Can be Told,” Dwayne Hoover decides he is a robot. Breakfast of Champions is a quick read with psychologically deep characters where even their fictional existence is questioned. CH

sooo good and doesn't everybody know it. my favorite Vonnegut. and hey, the movie with Bruce Willis is actually really good. it's an 90's interpretation of the book. worth checking out. ( )

I have to admit I'm not a huge Vonnegut fan. But as a "reading snob" I feel like I should at least be more aware of his novels than I am.

So, when I saw "Breakfast of Champions" as an audio book, I thought I'd give it a try.

And I have to say that after listening to it and reading up a bit more on how the printed novel has cartoon illustrations, I think I may have missed a vital part of the reading experience.

"Breakfast of Champions" is the story of two men on a random collision path. There are sci-fi elements here, but the story is more character driven than most. The sci-fi is there to service the story and isn't the focus of things. And while I usually enjoy character driven sci-fi novels, I did find this one to be a bit lacking.

I may have to give it a try in print and see if that makes a difference ( )