To quote Tom Wolfe, "As a writer, he's the closest thing we have to Voltaire."

Rest in Peace.

Very sad news. I loved his writing style, tho initially found it rather hard to fathom. One of my favorite of his stories translated to movie form is Harrison Bergeron (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113264/), with Sean Astin in the title role.

Yahoo news article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/ap_on_re_us/obit_vonnegut

His IMDb entry: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0903361/

So it goes.

Loved his books as a kid, especially Cats Cradle and Slaughterhouse 5. And he had a great cameo in that Rodney Dangerfield movie.

God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut!

so it goes...

All the things he was through in his life and then he falls down the stairs and busts his melon. It's like a story by him.