I love Vonnegut. He's one of my all time favorites - a modern Mark Twain. I think he's incredibly sarcastic and funny. His satire is sharp and usually on target, even if a little over dramatic at times (which I just think adds to his humor and sarcasm).

This book isn't a novel. It's more like a collection of short essays where Vonnegut lampoons and takes to task the Bush Administration (the book was published in 2005), big banks and corporations (predicting the collapse of the financial system, the celebration of ignorance and mockery of education, the consequences of unjust wars, and a handful of other things.

The book is short but full of quotable phrases, such as, "In case you haven't noticed, we also dehumanize our own soldiers, not because of their religion or race, but because of their low social class." Or, "For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes. But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings....'Blessed are the merciful' in a courtroom? 'Blessed are the peacemakers' in the Pentagon? Give me a break!"

See, now you want to read all 137 pages of it, don't you? You should...it'll make you think and make you laugh.