God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Book #171 (Unique books)
Book #27 in 2012

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

"Eliot Rosewater—drunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation—is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature . . . with a little help from writer Kilgore Trout. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is Kurt Vonnegut’s funniest satire, an etched-in-acid portrayal of the greed, hypocrisy, and follies of the flesh we are all heir to."

June 12th to June 26th -  15 days (2 weeks) - 190 pages

Cat's Cradle

Book #166 (Unique books)
Book #21 in 2012

Cat's Cradle

by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

"Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding 'fathers' of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he is the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean, to madness. Felix Hoenikker's Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to mankind brings about the end, that for all of us, is nigh."

May 6th to May 9th - 4 days - 191 pages

Slaughterhouse-Five

Book #150 (Unique books)
Book #4 in 2012

Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

"Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most."

February 14th to February 21st - 8 days - 190 pages