The novel begins by introducing both protagonists in their respective settings and giving a brief summary of what and who they are. Vonnegut places short passages of Trout's work as an author himself and uses these as a way for the reader to gain a deeper understanding of what is going on in the mind of himself. These short yet enticing texts often depict some form of alien species and oddly enough some form of sexual vulgarity. Trout's novels are also not published as individual novels, but they rather sold in various "Sex Shops" as explicit magazines that often lose his true intentions as an author. It's Vonnegut's somewhat crude and vulgar sense of humor in this novel that really draws me into it. I believe he uses this as a way to keep readers like myself interested.
As for Dwayne Hoover, the mad man of the two it is easy to see part of myself in him. I saw this because Hoover is an ordinary man at a first glance, but inside his own head he is rapidly evolving into someone who he himself does not even recognize. On page 48 of the novel Hoover absolutely destroys his coworkers poor taste in clothing and soon after its revealed that he in fact is a "secret transvestite... and his wife would pull down the window blinds, and Harry would turn into a bird of paradise". It may just be me, but I found this particularly funny because it was sudden and out of the blue.
If I were to collapse the book into a statement without any spoilers it would go as follows. Two lonely unsuspecting men live their own wild and interesting lives until they have a bizarre meeting which results in a strange narration about the creation of the universe.
I would recommend this book to anyone with a controversial sense of humor who also enjoys deep thinking.
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