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Pu the Owl · Jan 30th, 2008, 11:21 AM

Just finished reading Breakfast of Champions and Howl's Moving Castle.

Vonnegut's book is one of the wittiest thing I've read in a long time. It's written with in mind a very different way of considering a book, and it's a complex work without being pretentious. It's actually quite the opposite of a pretentious book. It's also incredibly hilarious, but in a not reassuring manner. I mean, laughing about yourself is normal and makes you feel better, but laughing about the very worst part of yourself, aknowledgingng it all the time, it's another matter.

Jones' book is... funny. Yes. It plays well with average fairy tales commonplaces, and the characters are comedians, mostly. There are some fancy parts and inventions in it, but for the greatest part the best aspect is how characters interact. The plot is a mess at some points, so very confusing, but I doubt it's intentionally like that. Anyway I had a good time with it. Which means the book is ok, but the Miyazaki movie is on a completely different level.

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Jan 30th, 2008, 11:21 AM	#25
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	Just finished reading Breakfast of Champions and Howl's Moving Castle. Vonnegut's book is one of the wittiest thing I've read in a long time. It's written with in mind a very different way of considering a book, and it's a complex work without being pretentious. It's actually quite the opposite of a pretentious book. It's also incredibly hilarious, but in a not reassuring manner. I mean, laughing about yourself is normal and makes you feel better, but laughing about the very worst part of yourself, aknowledgingng it all the time, it's another matter. Jones' book is... funny. Yes. It plays well with average fairy tales commonplaces, and the characters are comedians, mostly. There are some fancy parts and inventions in it, but for the greatest part the best aspect is how characters interact. The plot is a mess at some points, so very confusing, but I doubt it's intentionally like that. Anyway I had a good time with it. Which means the book is ok, but the Miyazaki movie is on a completely different level.