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Kurt Vonnegut Website EvaluatorsVirginia Brackett - East Central University, Oklahoma
Jennifer Collison – Brighton High School, Michigan Website Reviewer and Compiler
Charles R. Sanders - San Pedro High School, California Site Ratings 1 = Poor 2 = Fair 3 = Good 4 = Excellent The Vonnegut Web
http://www.duke.edu/~crh4/vonnegut/vonnegut.html This "smartly-designed" and "comprehensive" Kurt Vonnegut site is a valuable resource for
teachers and students alike. Among the "vast amount of information" offered, one will find rare Vonnegut writings from "forgotten places," a chronological list of his complete works, another chronology mapping his
life and text, a critical bibliography, and a biography which includes Vonnegut's education, formal honors, interests, and family. Students may enjoy the chance to engage in fantasy exchanges with Vonnegut
characters and the opportunity to contact Vonnegut himself. "A must see site for Vonnegut afficionados!"
Overall Rating: 4Marek Vit's Kurt Vonnegut Corner
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/4953/vonn.html Marek Vit presents "another sharp Kurt Vonnegut site." Resources available here include an
interesting biography, a large photo gallery, critical essays, a collection of quotes, and some complete stories. One link leads to the Kilgore Trout creative writing page, which features amateur work written in
the style of Trout, along with instructions on how writers may submit their own stories to the site. Another "interesting and unique" link, Chrono-Synclastic Infundibula, "allows others with Vonnegut sites to join
and reap the benefits of shared readership." This site offers "multiple ideas for essays, bibliographic research, and literary study."
Overall Rating: 3Kurt Vonnegut Index
http://www.duke.edu/~crh4/kv This site is an extension of "The Vonnegut Web" reviewed above and provides access to all the information contained in that site. Here, however, links are indexed in
three convenient categories: "Book Pages," "Vonnegutia," and "Research," all of which may save researchers valuable time. "The links load quickly and the research sites are text-specific."
Overall Rating: 3The Kilgore Trout Page
http://www.nearlythere.demon.co.uk/von.htm Here is a collection of more than forty Kurt Vonnegut
links covering a wide range of topics. Many of the sites appear to have been created by Vonnegut fans, each with a specific, special interest. For example, one link offers information to those who are
writing a paper about Slaughterhouse-Five, and another features a "Bokonon" page. Also included are book reviews, film reviews, answers to frequently asked questions, quiz pages, and information on Vonnegut
books that have been banned. It is "a real mixed bag," but may offer material not available elsewhere.
Overall Rating: 2The High School Honors Project: Kurt Vonnegut Page
http://www.infinet.com/~tipcanoe/vonnegut/ An Ohio high school student has created this Kurt Vonnegut page as an honors literature project.
He/she has included a short biography of Vonnegut, four photos of the author, a chronological list of writings, and six related links. The student plans to add a critical essay of his/her own in the future, which
could serve as a model for students of Vonnegut. This site provides " a good starting example for teachers who are interested in having their students create a similar page."
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