Talk:Kurt Vonnegut

Recently added "Technology" section

I've just patched up the references in the recently-added "Technology" section. The section is entirely referenced to primary sources, which doesn't seem appropriate for a Featured Article – perhaps an editor with a good overview of the secondary literature on Vonnegut could review whether including such a section is appropriate or not and if so how it should be sourced? Best, Wham2001 (talk) 11:06, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

I've added some secondary literature on the theme, and would be happy to add additional sources as needed. If editors think it works better as a section under "themes," that would make sense, but given his prominence as a technological critic, some acknowledgement of that theme or his views on technology seems appropriate. Ukerist (talk) 17:33, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

lawsuit?

This article mentions Vonnegut threatening to sue Brown & Williamson in a 2006 Rolling Stone interview. However, he had already made the same statement in A Man Without a Country, published in 2005. And of course the threat was tongue-in-cheek, as he was supposedly going to sue them over their cigarettes' failure to kill him as promised. 2601:642:C201:210:7794:40BA:B6CE:7EEB (talk) 20:10, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

I think it is pretty obvious the remakr was sarcastic. As to the timing, I don't believe I have a copy of that particular book, if you can provide details, ISBN number and page number specifically, I think it could be changed to reflect that he said it earlier. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 20:21, 10 June 2024 (UTC)