A great loss. :(

I "discovered" Kurt Vonnegut when I was in 9th grade. I saw "Breakfast of Champions" in the school library (my favorite lunchtime hangout) and thought it sounded interesting, so I checked it out and brought it up to my math class next period. The teacher saw it sitting on my desk and informed me that I wasn't supposed to bring books like that to school.

Naturally, I couldn't wait to read it...