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BLUEBEARD (Hardcover)

by Kurt Vonnegut (Author)
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Vonnegut rounds up several familiar themes and character types for his 13th novel: genocide, the surreality of the modern world, fluid interplay of the past and present, and the less-than-heroic figure taking center stage to tell his story. Here he elevates to narrator a minor character from Breakfast of Champions , wounded World War II veteran and abstract painter Rabo Karabekian. At the urging of enchantress-as-bully Circe Berman, Karabekian writes his "hoax autobiography." Vonnegut uses the tale to satirize art movements and the art-as-investment mind-set and to explore the shifting shape of reality. Although not among his best novels, Bluebeard is a good one and features liberal doses of his off-balance humor. Recommended. A.J. Wright, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham
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Broad humor and bitter irony collide in Vonnegut's fictional biography of aging artist Rabo Karabekian--first introduced in Breakfast of Champions--who wants only to be left alone at his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked in his potato barn. "A joyous, soaring fiction".--Atlanta Journal and Constitution. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars nobody could paint uniforms like Dan Gregory........, April 13 2004
This review is from: Bluebeard: A Novel (Paperback)
The story of Rabo Karabekian a painter,father a man caught in his past. Vonnegut's writing about one of his characters in Rabo whom as been in other of his works.
Now get this "Blubeard" is Rabo Karabekians autobiography how genius is that. The book has a great easy flow. Typical Vonnegut work. Rabo is telling about of course his life with the help a new friend Circe Berman, whom the book is get this dedicated to..haaaa
Rabo is a medicore painter,who had to find himself. The book changes quickly from the the past to the present, but it is done so remarkably well that you wont even notice.
I felt that the book was about a man lost on his on canvas and the picture of his life he is painting as his writes his memories.I hope that my review does justice to the book. I will remember this line," ..That the human condition can be summed up in just one word, and this is the word:Embarrassment." IT's True,IT's True.....
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Vonnegut's Most Hearfelt Works, Feb 17 2004
By Eric D. Knapp "Cluck" (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bluebeard: A Novel (Paperback)
I'm a huge Vonnegut fan. He is one of the strongest influences on my own writing. However, while I usually find his stories full of real characters who are in unreal situations (Time Quake, Galapagos, etc.) Bluebeard is full of real characters in a very real setting. It is a character story through and through, and is refreshingly Earth-bound. If you like Vonnegut but dislike his tendencies towards sci-fi, you'll love this book. If you love the sci-fi edge, well... you'll probably still like this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of his best books, Feb 2 2004
By Stanislav Dakhe "anubis767" (Staten Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bluebeard: A Novel (Paperback)
I am a big fan of Vonnegut. This author will amaze you every time. Bluebeard is deffinatly in the same ranks with Cat's cradle and Breakfast of Champions
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Vonnegut
In the 5 or 6 Vonnegut books I've read so far, I've yet to be disappointed, and Bluebeard is certainly no exception. It is, however, one of his less fantastic tales. Read more
Published on Dec 19 2003 by Archange M. Chavannes

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Solid, Funny/Sad Book!
This is book is an exemplification of life and its ironies. The author has such a witty yet down-to-earth writing slyle that makes the reader curious as to what lies ahead. Read more
Published on Nov 26 2003 by Relentless

5.0 out of 5 stars "How Did your Parents Die?"
_Bluebeard_ has no time-travel, aliens, human robots, or Kilgore Trout, but is a very Kurt Vonnegut book, and my favorite of his novels. Read more
Published on Nov 22 2003 by David M. Mayeux

4.0 out of 5 stars Vonnegut hasn't failed me yet
Bluebeard was the 4th Vonnegut novel I've read, and after reading it, I'm now almost done with my 5th. Read more
Published on Jul 3 2003 by K Cole

5.0 out of 5 stars eessential reading
Vonnegut's sem-autobiography, based on the interesting life of Rabo Karabekian, an Armenian-American, war veteran, abstract expressionalist painted, who after the death of his 2nd... Read more
Published on Oct 5 2002 by K. Bentley

4.0 out of 5 stars More Kurt
Kurt Vonnegut is one of our most treasured modern American writers, and with good reason. Although it is not one of his masterpieces, Bluebeard is another fine novel from... Read more
Published on Aug 2 2002 by VoodooLord7

5.0 out of 5 stars Behind the simplicity, sheer genius.....
I don't normally write reviews for books that I've read, but on this one I couldn't remain silent. As good as Slaughterhouse Five was, Bluebeard shows a more mature, well-refined... Read more
Published on Jul 29 2002 by Alex L. Gelb

4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Vonnegut
Bluebeard harbors two themes: good old-fashioned appreciation of the USA and the human spirit's longing to achieve something great in life. Read more
Published on Jul 6 2002 by R. Tiedemann

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo,
Kurt Vonnegut-for writing glib, memorable characters to take part in your puppet shows. An aging Abstract Expressionist is trying to enjoy his last years in obscurity when a woman... Read more
Published on May 29 2002 by Ronald Battista

5.0 out of 5 stars tired of the art....
I enjoyed Bluebeard and it is one of my favorite Vunnegut books. Rabo K goes through life as an abstract artist, yet his greatest work ends up being a realistic painting of an... Read more
Published on Sep 11 2001 by Jeremy Joseph McKnight

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