241 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0440054494
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Jailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government—and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiar...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,125 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
dark 41%
challenging 17%
emotional 17%
adventurous 14%
lighthearted 12%
sad 12%
informative 9%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
tense 3%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 23% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny, Racism241 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0440054494
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Jailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government—and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiar...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,125 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
dark 41%
challenging 17%
emotional 17%
adventurous 14%
lighthearted 12%
sad 12%
informative 9%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
tense 3%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 23% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny, Racism