Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut Part 1 Prologue, Ch 1-5

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ron gabaldon

Жыл бұрын

I read three other KV books before I decided to revisit this little gem and it really grabbed me. It's post-apocalyptic wackiness in a way only he could write.
Here in Part One, we meet our narrator, Dr Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain who explains his current circumstances as an old man in the ruins of Manhattan, now called "The Isle of Death." While vague on details as of yet, he does give a brief rundown of where America finds itself as a ruined nation. He would know, he's the last President America had.
Recorded with an AT2020 condenser mic into Twisted Wave and edited with Audacity in a sound treated space.
Here are links to the books I have available on Audible. They are the literal definition of "zany," all written by Bizzarro fiction writer Frank J Edler.
Chapter Breaks:
Prologue- 00:15
Ch1- 25:17
Ch 2- 32:24
Ch 3- 41:23
Ch 4- 48:39
Ch 5- 53:48
Death Gets A Book: as far as first days on the job go, this one is absolute mayhem for new reaper Vincent Death.
www.audible.com/pd/Death-Gets...
A Death In Toledo: set in the same universe, a veteran Death has a special problem with beings who simply refuse to die.
www.audible.com/pd/A-Death-in...
Catcoin: The Fictional History of a Cryptocurrency: told from the perspective of a cat who becomes the most valuable feline in the world.
www.audible.com/pd/Catcoin-Au...
And lastly, Haunted Hamburger House: a commercial real estate agent has trouble selling an abandoned hamburger joint and enlists a group of "ghost investigators" to help, but there's more to these ghosts than they could imagine.
frankjedler.blogspot.com/2022/...

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@wesleycarlberg1161
@wesleycarlberg1161 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorites of Kurt Vonnegut’s novels
@lukeb247
@lukeb247 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this
@feralbluee
@feralbluee 10 күн бұрын
Hey! thanks much. 🌷🌱
@emmibauer3353
@emmibauer3353 Жыл бұрын
Loved listening to you! Hope you continue reading Slapstick; I'd love hearing more of the story :)
@Michael.the.teacher.
@Michael.the.teacher. 5 күн бұрын
I knew Kurt. He would love this.
@rongabaldon9206
@rongabaldon9206 5 күн бұрын
@@Michael.the.teacher. Thank you! How did you know Kurt? I’ve only seen him in person speaking one time.
@cherylcampbell9369
@cherylcampbell9369 Жыл бұрын
Hi!! I am very glad to find this. Posted only yesterday, I am greatly looking forward to the rest! This book is one of my fav KV books, although i guess he ranked it as one of his least favorite. I have told people about the social renaming plan, gravity as a variable, King of Candlesticks, etc. Other two favs are Cats Cradle and Sirens of Titan, which are easier to find audiobooks of, but not this one. So, again, thank you!
@user-us9cf7me6w
@user-us9cf7me6w 5 ай бұрын
Thanks Ron...love this channel ,cheers me up no end...
@rongabaldon9206
@rongabaldon9206 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks! That is very encouraging and makes me happy to be doing this. I’ve got another book ready to record and I think it’s going to be a real fun one!
@timeship
@timeship Жыл бұрын
Hope you decide someday to narrate The Sirens of Titan as well. Thanks a million!
@rongabaldon9206
@rongabaldon9206 Жыл бұрын
I’m looking for one to do next, so I think I will revisit Sirens. It’s from his early era, pre-Slaughterhouse I think and I’ve so far been going over his 70s and 80s novels, but I remember that one was really good. I’ll start a re-read soon!
@adamazzalino5247
@adamazzalino5247 Ай бұрын
I just saw a 1975 interview special where he said he didn't know what to do next and he talked about how much he loved comedy and laurel and hardy, wild that he ran with that right away.
@rongabaldon9206
@rongabaldon9206 Ай бұрын
Yeah, he mentions Laurel and Hardy a lot in other interviews and I think in Palm Sunday, too. There’s a sweet kind of underdog quality to how much he likes them. I’ve got another book mostly recorded and I’m editing now, so expect to hear more soon. This next one is a real riot of voices and I want to keep them all consistent.
@adamazzalino5247
@adamazzalino5247 Ай бұрын
You doing other books soon?
@Spooky_rusty
@Spooky_rusty Жыл бұрын
Time stamp when the prologue ends please
@Spooky_rusty
@Spooky_rusty Жыл бұрын
26:43
@rongabaldon9206
@rongabaldon9206 Жыл бұрын
Oh crap, you're right. I forgot to do a chapter breakdown in the description. Thanks for the catch!
@rongabaldon9206
@rongabaldon9206 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the later novels seem like both his and the critics least favorites, but they’re easily ones I get the most out of.
@cherylcampbell9369
@cherylcampbell9369 Жыл бұрын
Hi! Are you working on your next installment of Slapstick?
@rongabaldon9206
@rongabaldon9206 Жыл бұрын
@@cherylcampbell9369 absolutely! I go through the entire novel, it takes me a bit to edit, but I’m getting faster at it.
@cherylcampbell9369
@cherylcampbell9369 Жыл бұрын
@@rongabaldon9206 nice.
@feralbluee
@feralbluee 10 күн бұрын
easy - Aspergers - classic. intelligence, no empathy. but mostly good people basically. seems, for these stories anyway, i am not a Vonnegut person. i just don’t relate to his way of thinking. i like Ray Bradbury (among other scifi people) a lot. he did write a book, however - Slaughter House Five which i did like, but don’t remember. probably just need reminders. the rest of you, enjoy 😋🌷🌱
@flamindigo
@flamindigo 8 ай бұрын
Anyone who can get triggered by references to slavery and/or mongoloidism in a Vonnegut book does not need to read a Vonnegut book. They are just not smart enough to read anhything ironic or socially satiriical.
@ambarv-s1054
@ambarv-s1054 2 ай бұрын
wrong!
@badcelery1997
@badcelery1997 19 күн бұрын
​@@ambarv-s1054is not smart enough to get vonnegut. Have fun with Harry Potter
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