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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: A Novel (original 1965; edition 1998)

by Kurt Vonnegut

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Title:God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: A Novel
Authors:Kurt Vonnegut
Info:Dial Press Trade Paperback (1998), Paperback, 288 pages
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut (1965)

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The most profound piece of moral philosophy in Twentith-Century American literature: damnit, you've got to be kind.
  EverettWiggins | Apr 9, 2013 |
I don't seem to understand why some people classify Vonnegut as a humorist. I find his books to be intensely sobering and the kind of thing that a lot of people should read. ( )
  HadriantheBlind | Mar 30, 2013 |
Not even close to my favorite Vonnegut. Compared to the others that I’ve read so far, his point (social stratification) is rather lackluster. I’m not sure if he was being too cynical or not cynical enough to suit me. ( )
  Melanti | Mar 29, 2013 |
Recommend this book highly. It is about money, the undeserving rich who inherit their wealth and their attitude toward the rest of humanity. Hard to believeit was written in 1965 and not this year. Things don't change much. ( )
  VictoriaNH | Feb 25, 2013 |
God bless you, Kurt Vonnegut. ( )
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"The Second World War was over - and there I was at high noon, crossing Times Square with a Purple Heart on." -- Eliot Rosewater, President, The Rosewater Foundation
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A sum of money is a leading character in this tale about people, just as a sum of honey might properly be a leading character in a tale about bees.
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He coined a new word for Sylvia's disease, "Samaritrophia," which he said meant, "hysterical indifference to the troubles of those less fortunate than oneself."
"It seems to me," said Trout, "that the main lesson Eliot learned is that people can use all the uncritical love they can get."
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A rich man attempts a noble experiment with human nature. The result is an etched-in-acid portrayal of universal greed, hypocrisy, and follies of the flesh.

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A lawyer schemes to gain control of a large fortune by having the present claimant declared insane.

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