…earlier stuff, if not avoided entirely. Not that there's nothing good in there, it's just that the average quality is way lower. Personal favorites of mine that don't generally make best-of lists are Deadeye Dick and Bluebeard. If you're reading him for the sci-fi connection rather than as general fiction, you want the Big Two plus Sirens of Titan (which would probably be #4 in a "big four" as far as importance-to-have-read)…
I've read all the books you mentioned other than Slapstick and agree with your synopsis and recommendations. I'd personally start with Cat's Cradle over Slaughterhouse Five. Deadeye Dick is strange and hilarious, but probably better after reading a few of his books first. :)
> Deadeye Dick is strange and hilarious, but probably better after reading a few of his books first. :) Probably true about Bluebeard, too. Both read almost as a review of the major themes and messages of Vonnegut's…
That and Deadeye Dick are the two outside his big, famous works (Slaughterhouse 5 and Cat’s Cradle being the big two, followed probably by Breakfast of Champions) that I like best. Bluebeard in particular manages to cover…
Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and Orlando are under a 4. But under a 4 is guaranteed bad? LOLWUT. And that’s just the first author I checked. Vonnegut’s Deadeye Dick (less of a crowd pleaser than his handful of biggest books, but certainly not in the bottom tier of his works) is under a 4. The A Man Without a Country collection, which is more of interest as a curiosity…
小库尔特·冯内古特写的几本有意思的书：《冠军的早餐》《蓝胡子》《神枪手迪克》
Some interesting books by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: Breakfast of Champions Bluebeard Deadeye Dick
……早期作品如果不是全盘避开的话。倒不是说里面毫无亮点，只是平均水准确实差了一大截。我自己很喜欢、但通常上不了“最佳”榜单的有《神枪手迪克》和《蓝胡子》。如果你读他是冲着科幻渊源去而不是当普通小说看，那你该看“两巨头”，再加上《泰坦妖星》（按必读重要性来排的话大概能进“四大”里的第四位）……
…earlier stuff, if not avoided entirely. Not that there's nothing good in there, it's just that the average quality is way lower. Personal favorites of mine that don't generally make best-of lists are Deadeye Dick and Bluebeard. If you're reading him for the sci-fi connection rather than as general fiction, you want the Big Two plus Sirens of Titan (which would probably be #4 in a "big four" as far as importance-to-have-read)…
除了《闹剧》，你提到的书我都读过，完全同意你的梗概和推荐。我自己可能会选《猫的摇篮》而不是《第五号屠宰场》作为入门。《神枪手迪克》又怪又搞笑，不过大概在读过他的几本书之后再看会更好。:)
I've read all the books you mentioned other than Slapstick and agree with your synopsis and recommendations. I'd personally start with Cat's Cradle over Slaughterhouse Five. Deadeye Dick is strange and hilarious, but probably better after reading a few of his books first. :)
＞《神枪手迪克》又怪又搞笑，不过大概在读过他的几本书之后再看会更好。:) 《蓝胡子》估计也是这样。这两本读起来几乎就像是对冯内古特主要母题和思想的一次回顾……
> Deadeye Dick is strange and hilarious, but probably better after reading a few of his books first. :) Probably true about Bluebeard, too. Both read almost as a review of the major themes and messages of Vonnegut's…
那本和《神枪手迪克》是他那些著名大作（“两巨头”是《第五号屠宰场》和《猫的摇篮》，接下来大概是《冠军的早餐》）之外我最喜欢的两部。《蓝胡子》尤其难得地涵盖了……
That and Deadeye Dick are the two outside his big, famous works (Slaughterhouse 5 and Cat’s Cradle being the big two, followed probably by Breakfast of Champions) that I like best. Bluebeard in particular manages to cover…
伍尔夫的《到灯塔去》和《奥兰多》都在 4 分以下。但低于 4 分就一定很烂？什么鬼啊（LOLWUT）。而且这还只是我查的第一个作家。冯内古特的《神枪手迪克》（虽然不如他那几部大红大紫的作品那么迎合大众，但绝对不算他垫底的那档）也在 4 分以下。《没有国家的人》这个合集，更多是作为猎奇向的内容……
Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and Orlando are under a 4. But under a 4 is guaranteed bad? LOLWUT. And that’s just the first author I checked. Vonnegut’s Deadeye Dick (less of a crowd pleaser than his handful of biggest books, but certainly not in the bottom tier of his works) is under a 4. The A Man Without a Country collection, which is more of interest as a curiosity…