Review: 'A Man Without A Country' by Kurt Vonnegut

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A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut is Vonnegut’s final book written and published before he died. Rather than a novel, though, it is a series of biographical essays, revealing the writer’s thoughts on topics ranging from life to sex to politics to how to be a good creative writer. With Timequake being Vonnegut’s last novel, he decided to spend the last few years of his life writing nonfiction. Similarly to If This Isn’t Nice What Is?, a collection of Vonnegut’s speeches (most of them given to college graduates), this book is truly a reflection of the novelist’s life and what he learned throughout the process.

I absolutely loved this book. At this point, I feel as though every time I review one of Vonnegut’s books, I write somewhere along the lines of the exact same thing, but I’m running out of ways to say how much I love Kurt Vonnegut. Needless to say, Vonnegut’s opinions on life and everything that happens in it are all prevalent throughout his novels, which I love, but I also really enjoyed sort of flat out reading his thoughts in this book, almost like a memoir. Vonnegut is a true humanist, which this book reflects beautifully, and in funny and refreshing ways. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Vonnegut, or just wants to read the humorous and insightful thoughts of an 82-year-old man!