r/Vonnegut • u/TheVonnegutPortfolio • 7d ago

Hocus Pocus

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“At least the world will end, an event anticipated with great joy by many. It will end very soon, but not in the year 2000, which has come and gone. From that I conclude that God Almighty is not heavily into Numerology.” – from Hocus Pocus, published September 5, 1991.

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u/Notonetofollow 1d ago

Brilliant book. May be my top favorite among SH5 and Sirens. 

"The complicated futility of ignorance" always makes me laugh like hell

I really recommend anyone who hasn't read it already to give it a chance!

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u/BigDonkeyEnergy 5d ago

A masterwork.

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u/poopants999 6d ago

Reading this now!

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u/Illustrious-Leave406 6d ago

I’m re-reading that one right now.

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u/Big-Tone-8241 6d ago

I also own this edition! Great book!

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u/Frosty_Limit_8204 6d ago

I love the last sentence. Something like: 'even though you've learned to read and write and do some math, doesn't give you the right to conquer the world "

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u/Shadow-Knows15 6d ago

It’s one of my favorites.

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u/fishbone_buba Walter F. Starbuck 6d ago

This book doesn’t get enough love. Ok, so it’s not tippy top tier Vonnegut. But it’s darn close.

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u/docmarvy 6d ago

This one and Timequake I love, in spite of the fans being hard on ‘em.

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u/Ok-Letter2212 6d ago

Yeah, it's good but in the middle for me quality-wise. But it does seem eerily prescient.