Breakfast of Champions

It has a lovely part where he explains why he writes as he does - starting sentences with 'and', and so on. Marvellous.

I have two copies of it no more than 3 feet from my head. I will read it again soon.

Now do go and read it again! We often say, I'll read it again some time - but we often don't (or I don't, at least). But this book rewards you for the re-read. It's as sharp as the day it was written - and how many satires can you say that about. OK - there's Gulliver's Travels and Candide and, possibly, Catch 22, but not many more spring to mind. This book just doesn't seem to age - stupendous.

This was my first experience of Vonnegut. After a few pages I was thinking he was a bit...Um..."Brain Damaged". By the time I got to page 50, I saw he was a genius. He is a master at satire. One of the few books I could read over and over again.

Such a great book. Jon's right - the ending is astounding. And it's so so funny

A wise, original and funny book.

This is the only book where we really makes use of his illustrations, which are starkly simple and mostly immature, but all the better for it. Also one of KV's best endings.

Fantastically funny this is Vonnegut at his very, very best. I love this book and have now read it three times. If your'e feeling a bit down then pick it up and I guarantee you'll be laughing out loud within 20 minutes.