Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut

In which I found all of the wisdom, charm and moments that inspire a mile-wide grin that I have come to expect from Vonnegut. It's a loose and unusual plot featuring many of Vonnegut's regulars - Kilgore Trout is a major character - with the added bonus of lots of illustrations.

A common technique used throughout the book is to describe simple things that we take for granted as if to a child or a martian, challenging any assumptions that the reader will naturally be burdened by. It works superbly.

"We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane."