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Kingsley Amis was a great friend of Philip Larkin, so I have a certain affection for the Amis family. Dunno why, the only book I've read by any of them (The Old Farts, I think it was called) I didn't really like

Experience by 'young' Marty is well worth reading. Might give you a bit of perspective on the relationship between Kingsley, Larkin and Martin Amis.

I just wish Martin Amis would have acknowledged the debt he owes to Vonnegut, is all.
 
Re: So it goes...

Oh! I thought Timequake was one of his best

It's funny how S5 is being called "an anti-war novel". I suspect a lot of the people doing the talking about Kurt in the media today haven't read it

Er, it is an anti-war novel.

Timequake was hilarious.

Breakfast of Champions accompanied me to Venice last month. Still brilliant.
 
Cobain, Vonnegut, Russell. The Kurtangle is almost complete.

Is this the KurtAngle you're on about? I think he's fairly complete as is

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when I moved to Leipzig in Germany a few years ago I had fuck all to do during the day so I worked my way through the english room in the library. When I reached Vonnegut it was like finding a pot of gold. I read all his books they had all great. tis sad but he had a good run so be it.
 
When I first started reading his stuff a few months ago, it was so good that I just presumed he was dead. Then I found out he wasn't and now I find out that he is. Wrecking my head.
 

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