I haven't been here in a while. I think the general consensus

>>8471993
Read him and find out for yourself

he is what JK Rowling readers like to pick up when they reach high school

>>8471993
>fear of sounding like hipsters on r/books?

Pretty much. Most people here who hate him seem to just have picked up on the "So it goes" meme without having actually read him.

>>8471993
hes a pretty comfy read desu

Vonnegut's good. I mean, he's on every pleb Tumblr girl's favorite author list along with Palahniuk, Kerouac and Murakami, but he's still good.

Honestly /lit/ are faggots. Don't listen to them.

He's good. Then you read a lot of him and the snark starts getting annoying. His early stuff is better and more mean-spirited, whereas all his later stuff is prophetic heaven sent author shit.

>>8472025
>>8472266
these two are correct

>>8471993
He's popular therefore, he's fucking shit.

we actually used to love him. anyone remember those days?

He has merit. Usually lacks subtlety and isn't particularly deep so I can see how that coupled with all the people who loudly proclaim him as a genius capable of astounding insight could get to the nerves of all the literal wankers that post here.

>>8473543
>we

>>8472025
>lumping Kerouac with Palahniuk, Vonnegut, and Murakami

bosh

>>8473552
This. I can't stand his style, it's too trite. Probably his intention, but I end up just skimming through.

>>8472266
>His early stuff is better and more mean-spirited
This. Vonnegut with a bit of an edge is the best. I still enjoy several of his earlier novels.

>>8472025
I'm a girl, and I've had a tumblr for two years, barely been on it for the last year and never heard of Murakami since I started hanging around on /lit/, so, yeah.