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Deadeye Dick

by Kurt Vonnegut

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Dial Press Trade Paperback (1999), Paperback

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It had plenty of the dark humor, wit, and satire that you come to expect from Vonnegut. It didn't really break any new ground. We have a society that places a lot of importance on war, violence, and weapons. This isn't anything too shocking. It was funny. I give it four stars for being well-written, but I can't give it that fifth star because it wasn't a book that will be that memorable for me.
  fuzzy_patters | Jun 29, 2009 |
Wacky story with lots of funny. ( )
  hithereimdan | Dec 1, 2008 |
This was my first foray into Vonnegut's work, and it won't be my last. His humor is not over the top, but it's not so subtle that you feel silly if you don't get it. I really enjoyed the meandering nature of the story, it gave me the feeling that Rudy probably had about his life: that there really was no rhyme or reason, he was just drifting along. ( )
  michellegarrette | Apr 8, 2008 |
The best Vonnegut? Not for me. But even second tier Vonnegut is better than most things out there. ( )
  joeltallman | Mar 21, 2007 |
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"Deadeye Dick," like "Barnacle Bill," is a nickname for a sailor.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385334176, Paperback)

Deadeye Dick is Vonnegut's funny, chillingly satirical look at the death of innocence. Amid a true Vonnegutian host of horrors–a double murder, a fatal dose of radioactivity, a decapitation, an annihilation of a city by a neutron bomb–Rudy Waltz, a.k.a. Deadeye Dick, takes us along on a zany search for absolution and happiness. Here is a tale of crime and punishment that makes us rethink what we believe...and who we say we are.

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