More on Vonnegut

[sdelmonte]

How was I first exposed to Kurt Vonnegut? Slaughterhouse-Five? Cat's Cradle? Nope. It was through this giveaway I got in elementary school. It was part of a series - I think there was also one from Art Buchwald. All these years later, and it's stuck with me.

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[timewalker.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks for sharing this, Simon.

[zellion.livejournal.com]

In my 4th grade program we were introduced to a series called "Junior Great Books" short stories and novellas. That's how I was introduced to The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. Vonnegut didn't show up til high school I'm afraid.

[the_croupier]

That's wonderful, Alex. Thanks for posting it.

[chaos-wrangler.livejournal.com]

The pictures in that giveaway seem rather familiar to me, suggesting that one of my teachers either gave it out or had a poster on the wall.