This is my third book of Mr Insane Vonnegut and he lives upto all the expectations. On every page, I wonder how he brings up these ideas which, for a normal guy, is a complete blabber. But when you really take your time to read and re-read his lines, you realize what a marvel this man is. It takes genius to make such a concoction of crazy ideas and put it down on paper in such a coherent way! And what a nihilistic ending to it! This man, along with Mr Murakami, are now my official favorite writers.
A book this big takes you through a whirlwind of emotions. I started this book because of the Nobel-winning author and the fact that it was available in the library. It started with moderate pace and very happening storyline. I was immediately hooked. But after a certain stage, I had to put special efforts to read this book. The protagonist's pain and suffering were so intricately detailed that it was mentally exhausting. Kemal the protagonist's lament after his love, which in my opinion, tends to be borderline psychotic, was one of the saddest and most gruelling I have yet read. (Spoiler Alert) After the big middle chunk of the novel, it again becomes interesting, only to be faced with the death of his love. I was literally frustrated at that point. But as I experienced with Hemingway, Great authors have death as their big weapon in every love story they write. No great love story is without death I guess. Anyways, earlier I was going to give it a one or two stars, but with ending like that, it deserves one more star from my end. No judgment though. He's a great author and this rating just says about my experience.
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk