And So It Goes

Kurt Vonnegut: A Life

De: Charles J. Shields

Narrado por: Fred Berman

New York Times best-selling author and biographer Charles J. Shields crafts this fascinating portrait of literary icon Kurt Vonnegut. The first authorized biography of the influential American writer, And So It Goes examines Vonnegut’s life, from his childhood to his death in 2007, and explores how the author changed the conversation of American literature.

©2011 Charles J. Shields (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

It wasn't an auto? Could have fooled me.

This biography reads and shares some style with its subjects work. I loved it! Thank you for not sugarcoating it. Most shocking to me was the face that K somehow and accidentally made the atrocity that was the foreboding of Dresden less horrible than it was in reality. So it goes.

great for obsessive vonnegut fans

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

only if someone wanted every detail of this writer's life

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

the latter years because I knew some of the people involved

Have you listened to any of Fred Berman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

don't know

Did And So It Goes inspire you to do anything?

order shorter books, especially biographies

Thought it would never end

So drawn out. The things in his life that happened of which are interesting are hardly talked about. All about the love triangle with his women. Very dull

There Is No Why

I was concerned going in about the conspicuous breathing sounds by the reader and a plodding narrative. The breathing sounds are at worst moderately annoying. If the narrative was dark, well, so was Vonnegut. Anyone who has read a few of his books knows this going in. I wanted to learn more about the writer who turned me on to reading when I was a teenager, and I did.

Helps get over sad pitfalls

Reading Mr Vonnegut's life story has given me strength. We all screw up. I am still grieving my wife's passing last year. But Jane? and so it goes. Vonnegut is a true artist. His story really resonates. And helps.