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Two men in a small Midwestern city head toward a meeting, and the author keeps stepping into the story
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What it is about
Dwayne Hoover is a successful car dealer in Midland City who is losing his grip on reality. Kilgore Trout is a science fiction writer whom nobody reads. As the two head toward a meeting, Vonnegut himself keeps interrupting with drawings, jokes and strange asides.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like satire and playful, unusual structure.
What you will get
A short, odd and funny novel. It is a good example of Vonnegut’s style.
Breakfast of Champions Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Satire · Madness · America
Length
303 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Dwayne Hoover, Kilgore Trout and the author.
Setting
Midland City, a fictional town in the American Midwest.
What makes it different
The author draws pictures and talks directly to the reader.
Feel
Weird, funny and bitter.
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