Author: Vonnegut, Kurt Title: Hocus Pocus Subject: Satire / Military / / American Elite Rank (out of 10): 8 Year Read: 1997 Recommended By: David Brown My Comments: My introduction to Vonnegut. Not his best, but it was good enough that I read several more books by him. Official Reviews: chapters.indigo Review From the author of Timequake, this "irresistible" novel (Cleveland Plain Dealer) tells the story of Eugene Debs Hartke -- Vietnam veteran, jazz pianist, college professor, and prognosticator of the apocalypse. It's "Vonnegut's best novel in years -- funny and prophetic...something special". (The Nation