A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut

 A Man Without a Country is a pleasant if a bit slight book of short essays. The Vonnegut humor is present but it all seems a bit tossed off. B

The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower Book # 7) by Stephen King

 After six years or so I finally reached the end of The Dark Tower.  Was it worth reading the whole series? I guess, but while reading this book the narrative very explicitly says that I should have also read Insomnia because it is important to the story. And also apparently Hearts in Atlantis and Everything's Eventual should have been read also. And the book itself is fairly ridiculous. One of the characters dies saving Stephen King's life. Also loudly announced is the appearance of the deus ex machina which seems to crop up frequently in the ending of King's novels. So you kind of have to just go with it. It at times was a bit tedious but the slow dissolution of the ka-tet was emotional. And as for that controversial ending, I didn't mind it. B

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

 Have I read The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut before? I really don't know. It is possible that I read it as a teenager but I didn't really recall any of it. Though the name of the main character was already in my memory from somewhere. Hmmm...

Anyway I enjoyed it. Maybe not Vonnegut's very best but still enjoyable. A nice diversion while taking a break from reading another super long book. A-