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Dec 11, 2023Peacezah rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I may have squandered the beauty of this book with expectations. Nonetheless it's message and delivery was plenty satisfying. The simplicity surrounding an exaggerated universe is perfectly summarizing for today's reality. Whether the…
Aug 01, 2023mikey69 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
As with PLAYER PIANO and HOCUS POCUS, Vonnegut sets himself apart as a prophetic visionary of fiction with THE SIRENS OF TITAN. An amusing and poignant study of the human ego and the lengths we'll go to feed it.
Jul 06, 2023maiki69 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Malachi Constant has more money than God, so why wouldn't he choose to live off-planet just as the Creator does? Vonnegut has created a satirical tale for the galaxy that pokes fun at self-made billionaires in their pursuits to conquer…
May 09, 2021red_cat_8407 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
pretty bad. 3 stars.
Mar 31, 2020ArapahoeTina rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This was my first introduction to Mr. Vonnegut and I really wanted to like it. I tried. I can see how clever and well-crafted it is, but it felt like a chore getting through it.
Feb 06, 2020EvanSchoenfeld rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Vonnegut’s exposition on free will poses a more entertaining meaning to life than to say we’re products of our environments that aren't responsible for the silly things we do . . . ‘Sirens’ favors the upbeat view that we fill our purpose…
Jan 01, 2020tugperson rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I stepped into a time machine back to the 1970’s to revisit the Vonnegut I adored and admired as a teenager. On the inside cover, a Librarian had noted this book had much wear and tear from so much love through the years. The story…
Jun 28, 2019LadyDi52 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I quit reading half way through when it was all about the Martian army, probably a satire/comment by an American male writer about the politics of his day
Jun 18, 2019
this was a C D , performed by Jay Snyder . sent to S.J.C.P.L. from Elkhart Public Library
Mar 22, 2019eiryn rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Vonnegut has a remarkable way of expressing dark humour through the prose encouraging critical thinking regarding moral philosophy. From the first chapter, you are enthralled with elements of science fiction that condition your concepts of…
Feb 22, 20197626dee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Maybe not the best of his novels but pretty well sets you up for all that will follow. His science is terrible but the social satire is superb.
Jan 19, 2018
Weird book. Not scientifically accurate by a long shot, but an interesting social commentary. Considering the current political situation, definitely worth reading.
Oct 20, 2017mjohnson313 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
From the moment he meets his displaced patron, the only thing Malachi Constant can count on is change. This deftly woven tale of a Space Wanderer enduring a series of carefully calculated accidents is vintage Vonnegut. In true post-modern…
Aug 07, 2017elizali rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Like all great Vonnegut books, you start out believing that what you are reading is science fiction. Then, at some point, the tragic nuances hit you as exactly the social construct you live every day inside. This was not my favorite…
Jun 09, 2017
This is an amazing book, full of dazzling ideas and laugh-out-loud humour.
Jul 20, 2016LPL_IanS rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It's not too often that you get a book that manages to be as tragic, lovely, and wacky as this one. Its an existential journey throughout the solar system that you won't soon forget.
kurthallsman
Oct 17, 2014kurthallsman rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The first great Vonnegut novel. Presents many future, recurring themes: The Anti-Hero in an Existentialist Universe, etc., etc. And I just wanted to point out in regards to pigirl's comment, that "The Sirens of Titan" was originally…
Jun 19, 2013smacdon9 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Definitely would recommend this book to anyone. It covers themes like free will and the purpose of life and is loaded with sarcasm. As seanewoods said the religious satire was very in your face, but I laughed out loud at parts from it so…
Mar 15, 2013seanewoods rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Not bad, but certainly not Vonnegut's best work. Could have been more subtle with the religious satire.
Aug 17, 2012thomd rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed many of the themes in this thick satire, but not all of them clicked for me now. Least favorite or least understood - Boaz.
Aug 13, 2012
This book is AMAZING. It has the same wonderfully science fiction approach as Douglas Adams' 'Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. Everyone should read this book.
RustyRook
Apr 03, 2012RustyRook rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It's a strange book - and one of the strange things is how I liked the book more after I'd finished it and put it away than when I was actually reading it. Make no mistake, the book - about three people (and a dog) and their solar…
Jun 07, 2007
Like "Hitchhiker's Guide"? Vonnegut does it even better. Try "Hocus Pocus" and other Vonngegut, too!