Is There Enough Time?

I love reading a book when I know about the author and his way of thinking. It gives me a little more background and helps me understand some of the things behind the book. This is the reason why I felt attracted to this book right away.  In the first chapter the actual story has not started. Vonnegut is introducing himself, his past and all the little details that led him into writing this book.  I find it very interesting that he did this. It connects him to the reader in an insightful way and helps us understand things better.   I also like the way he does not write in chronological order, but instead just throws information at us. He talks about a lot of aspects from his life, but the most important is his memory about the Dresden bombing.   He desperately tries to remember good stories from Dresden to write in his book.  I noticed that he doesn’t have a main story he wants to tell, he just wants to express a certain message about war. He feels the obligation of writing an anti-war book after living the ruthlessness of war.

  I also notice that the author is somewhat obsessed with time.  I can relate to him in the sense that I feel time passes to quickly. Sometimes it is hard to realize when your present became your past.  He also expresses his frustration for not being able to start writing the book. He has thought about it and done plenty of outlines, but the writing never came.  This happens to me a lot, I feel like I have so much to say that time is not enough. I usually have so many ideas at once, I have trouble expressing them in paper.