RIP Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Shweta · Apr 11, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut died today. He was 84, so while it's sad it's not surprising/tragic, I guess?

I just figured we should take the time to notice and mark the passing of one of SF's greats.

badducky · Apr 12, 2007

84 is too young, these days.

Pthom · Apr 12, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. validated science fiction for me when I was a young adult. The Boston Globe printed this brief bio.

Spiny Norman · Apr 12, 2007

I just heard the news.

And so it goes, I suppose.

Sigh.

Mr. Funktastic · Apr 12, 2007

That's sad. I was going to go to a lecture of his on the 27th.

RIP.

MMWyrm · Apr 12, 2007

Yup, Spiny - the first thing I thought of when hearing the news...

And so it goes.

JBI · Apr 12, 2007

Never liked his work, and consider him to be more black comedy/satire than science fiction. 84 is a good age to die at, RIP.

badducky · Apr 13, 2007

JBI said:
84 is a good age to die at, RIP.

No, there is no good age to die at. Especially not when you've changed as many lives as Mr. Vonnegut, and were bound to change quite a lot more.

RIP Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Shweta

Sick and absent

badducky

No Time For Chitchat, Kemosabe.

Pthom

Word butcher

Spiny Norman

Mr. Funktastic

The name says it all.

MMWyrm

JBI

badducky

No Time For Chitchat, Kemosabe.