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| Original Title: | Bluebeard |
| ISBN: | 038533351X (ISBN13: 9780385333511) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Rabo Karabekian |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Paperback | Pages: 318 pages Rating: 4.04 | 33804 Users | 1334 Reviews
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| Title | : | Bluebeard |
| Author | : | Kurt Vonnegut Jr. |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 318 pages |
| Published | : | 2011 by Dial Press Trade Paperback (first published 1987) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Humor. Literature. Novels. Science Fiction. American |
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Broad humor and bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at age seventy-one, wants to be left alone on his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked inside his potato barn. But then a voluptuous young widow badgers Rabo into telling his life story—and Vonnegut in turn tells us the plain, heart-hammering truth about man’s careless fancy to create or destroy what he loves.Rating Out Of Books Bluebeard
Ratings: 4.04 From 33804 Users | 1334 ReviewsJudgment Out Of Books Bluebeard
Another interesting Vonnegut book. He covers the usual gamet of Vonnegut trademarks - WWII, a reactive protagonist (as opposed to proactive) how art can be quite useless etc... The book is filled with great quotes and many thought provoking ideas. It's not one of his most famous books partially because (in my opinion) it has so many cross over themes from his other novels. He's talked about some of these themes before but comes at them from a different angle in Bluebeard. A very brilliant writerHow would you describe Bluebeard? Well, its a story that imitates another story. Its fiction imitating autobiography which ends up imitating a diary which also happens to imitate a French folktale.You could say, its art imitating life, imitating life imitating art. Well, life imitating American postmodern art to be precise which, according to Rabo Karabekian, isnt supposed to imitate anything. Imagine if they made a movie about this book. Wed have ourselves a party writing reviews.I dunno, you
This is Vonnegut, so its quirky, knowing, silly, intelligent, funny, mysterious (what IS in the potato barn?) and anti-war amongst many other things. It's conversational, and broken into very short chunks, but don't be deceived into thinking it's lightweight. It claims to be the autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, an Armenian-American WW2 veteran who became a major figure in Abstract Expressionism, after an apprenticeship with realist illustrator, Dan Gregory. It reads more as a memoir,
It seems like every book by Vonnegut is better than the previous one I read. Perfect satire, can't find many words to write a good review I just can say that I liked this biography of Rabo Karabekian, worth re-reading for sure <3 Vonnegut is one of my favorite writers!
Rabo Karabekian was the artist in the art exhibit in Midland City, Ohio that caused so many people to dislike art in Vonneguts 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions.An abstract expressionist, he had sold to the art festival a huge painting that was a green canvas with a piece of orange tape vertically affixed to it. For this he had been paid thousands of dollars. The local economy was struggling at the time and many non-artists resented him and his high falooting ways. (He was something of a snooty
This is maybe the fourth or fifth Vonnegut book I've read, having only been introduced to him recently, sadly. I'm becoming quite a fan of his writing. What I like about him is that a lot of deep truths mask the ironic and humorous statements he makes. Definitely a must-read for those who like satire.
NEW REVIEW:I'm going on a rating change spree again! I don't remember this much and what I did remember was not very good. Oof. I am giving this one a 2.5 out of 5 stars. OLD REVIEW:This was enjoyable. Very enjoyable to be exact. Yet, it is still one of Vonnegut's weaker novels. However, proving his brilliance, even his weaker novels are still very enjoyable. That is when you have a great author!Like I said, the book is overall good! The story is interesting, the characters are interesting, and
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