Spaceling posted an awesome audio file of PKD discussing Kurt Vonnegut. Dick says Player Piano was one of his favorite books.
Interviewer: Did you read Breakfast of Champions?
PKD : Yes.
Interviewer: What did you think of Vonnegut’s attitude towards his characters?
PKD : Disgusting and an abomination. I think that that book is an incredible drying up of the liquid sap [not "sack" - thanks anonymous!] of life in the veins of a person like a dead tree…that’s what I think. I also love Kurt Vonnegut.
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wow! and someone was just telling me to check out your blog and you've already linked to mine. far out, Mr. Gumm.
"drying up of the liquid sap of life... like a dead tree"
Thanks so much for the correction, anonymous. I've corrected the post.
If you look at the wikipedia article on Kurt Vonnegut, there is a section quoting his book Palm Sunday, published the same year as this PKD quote, in which he grades his owns books. He gave Breakfast of Champions a C.
Good find, ragel. On a few levels...
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