Review: First book of the Master
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2012
Ok, I love Vonnegut, or at least all the Vonnegut books I have read to date.  My favorite is Cat's Cradle, and this book actually had a small speck of Cat's Cradle in it, although the plot is very different.  This story is certainly lacking in depth and length, which is why it is called a "Novella", so I expected that.  As with most Vonnegut books, the key here is characters, great characters that push his story forward.  What it lacks a bit is overall story and cohension.  You can definitely tell that this is a novel by a beginner, but you can just see a bit of the Master shining through; enough that makes the books enjoyable, and enough to see why he became the writer he did later in life.  I think Vonnegut is one of those individuals that was ahead of his time, and that was in the 60's, I imagine he was way out of time in the 40's.  It never pays to be TOO far ahead of your time, just ask Galileo!