Chris Popso 11/4/12 Pd.

4+5 INDP Report #1

Mother Night, by Curt Vo

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Mother Night, ! "u i g boo# $ritte by Curt Vo egut, "o %eys the &i'e o' (o$!rd ). C!*pbe&&, +r. ! ,*eri"! bor spy &i%i g i -er*! y duri g )or&d )!r II. (is *issio $!s to be"o*e ! N!.i prop!g! dist ! d dis"reet&y e "ode se"ret *ess!ges to /.0. o''i"i!&s duri g r!dio bro!d"!sts th!t he $ou&d do d!i&y to 'er%e t the !ti%es o' the "ou try. 1he *!i re!so $hy he $!s pi"#ed $!s be"!use o' his gre!t su""ess i -er*! y 'or p&!y$right ! d other $ritte $or#s. 2%e !*idst his heroi" $or# he $!s portr!yed !rou d the $or&d o' bei g o e o' the *ost pro*i e t N!.i ide!&ists, si "e his true i %o&%e*e t $!s ! gre!t&y #ept se"ret. ,t the e d o' the $!r he $!s "!ptured by ,*eri"! so&diers but re&e!sed 'or his pro3 ,*eri"! i %o&%e*e t, $here he &!ter *o%es b!"# to !'ter &osi g his $i'e ! d ho*e i -er*! y. 4or the *!5or portio o' the boo# he &i%es i his e$ ho*e, $hi"h is the !tti" o' ! !p!rt*e t bui&di g &o"!ted i Ne$ 6or# City, $here he po ders his thoughts ! d st!ys i hidi g i 'e!r o' bei g #i&&ed. M! y "o '&i"ts !rise i the boo#, *issi g his $i'e (e&g!, &i%i g i 'e!r, ! d prob&e*s $ith other7s %ie$s o his "h!r!"ter ! d %er!"ity. I7d h!%e to s!y this $!s o e o' the best boo#s I h!%e e%er re!d, ! d the re!so $hy is 7t 5ust 'or the '!"t th!t I h!%e o &y ! "oup&e boo#s to "hoose 'ro* *y repertoire. Mr. Vo egut7s $riti g h!s ! "ert!i depth ! d sophisti"!tio e%e though the !"tu!& p&ot ! d $ords !re 7t i "redib&e h!rd to re!d ! d u derst! d. 1here !re "ert!i the*es ! d topi"s throughout the story th!t &e!%e you 8uestio i g the *!i "h!r!"ter i *! y $!ys, th!t o' $hi"h I "! ot t!&# !bout $ithout spoi&i g the boo#. I' ! perso "! re!d this boo# i ! %ery "riti"!& *! er they $i&& 8uestio the $!y they &i%e ! d h!t"h e$ ide!s o' ho$ they shou&d go !bout &i%i g, ! d possib&y *odi'y their perspe"ti%e o' ge er!& ide!s. I re!&&y e 5oyed e!r&y e%erythi g !bout the boo#, the p&ot, "&i'' h! ger, dr!*!ti" e di g, ! d the *or!& 8uestio s it brought up. 1he ti*e period i itse&' re!&&y i terests *e, so it $!s %ery h!rd to put do$ the gre!t pie"e o' $riti g. 1he o &y eg!ti%e $!s $ith the "h! ge i ti*e periods 'ro* 'uture to p!st throughout the story, $hi"h be"!*e s&ight&y "o 'usi g. I $ou&d re"o**e d this boo# to &iter!&&y ! yo e th!t is &iter!te, but *ost&y those $ho e 5oy histori"!& 'i"tio o%e&s, espe"i!&&y o es !bout )or&d )!r II ! d the N!.i P!rty. 1his boo# did 7t h!%e the bori g ge eri" 'ee&i g th!t *! y other histori"!& o%e&s h!%e. I' you e 5oy ! story

th!t re!&&y ti g&es your *or!& re"eptors, the this is de'i ite&y ! *ust "hoose. 1he setti g is "&e!r&y sho$ , ! d the !uthor h!s ! gre!t $!y o' "re!ti g ! *e t!& pi"ture, so i' you7re so*eo e $ho $! ts ! e9"e&&e t portr!y!& o' $h!t is h!ppe i g, I be&ie%e you $ou&d re!&&y e 5oy re!di g Mother Night. 1he boo# h!s ! %ery u i8ue perspe"ti%e th!t i terested *e ! d prob!b&y $ou&d i terest *! y others. It h!s ! gre!t story &i e, !&o g $ith !"tio spre!d out throughout the e tire o%e& *!#i g o p!rt bori g or st!&e. : ! s"!&e o' te I $ou&d r!te this boo# i e ! d ! h!&'. ;)e !re $h!t $e prete d to be, so $e *ust be "!re'u& !bout $h!t $e prete d to be.< = >urt Vo egut, Mother Night.