"I'm leaving," said Peach. "I know when I'm not wanted."
"I imagine you've had plenty of opportunities to learn," said the senator.
Kurt Vonnegut- God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Today's selection dealt once again with family fortune and greed. Eliot Rosewater is a drunk and an eccentric. He is also the president of the Rosewater Foundation, which does not sit well with attorney Norman Mushari or Eliot's relative Fred Rosewater, who seeks to take that title for himself.
Eliot does not do himself any favors by engaging in behavior that seems at times insane- from the strange relationship with his wife, to his wild traveling and finally his philanthropic work. He does not live the life that is expected of him and it may end up costing him dearly.
There are some authors you need to read at least once and decide if they live up to the hype. Kurt Vonnegut is one of these authors. You will probably be left either never wanting to read another book he wrote or rushing to grab every other title by him. But one thing is for sure- you will never forget characters like Kilgore Trout, who has taken on a life of his own through Vonnegut's writing.
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