I was in my 20’s in the 70’s and I do believe I’ve read every Vonnegut book. Along with Steinbeck and Hesse, they showed me how to objectively evaluate humanity, spirituality, and humor. I’ve recently reread some Steinbeck and Hesse, thanks for reigniting my interest in Vonnegut. I’m purchasing Slaughterhouse-Five as soon as possible.

One of the great material losses in my life was losing my paperback book collection when I moved out of Brooklyn, that and my ‘Meet the Beatles’ album purchased circa January 1964. In retrospect, the loss of those material items has become important to me, not as personal legacy, but as my connection to my own lost past. As homage to Kurt, I’ll call it, my Fifth Concept of Time.

So it goes.