Pros: Well written. Humorous criticism of religion and the trouble it can make. Cons: Rough around the edges, not the best Vonnegut.
Enter the Chrono-Synclastic Infundibula!
What is aChrono-Synclastic Infundibula you might ask? A rip in space time, and the only place with 'room enough for an awful lot of people to be right about things and still not agree'....
Pros: classic Vonnegut form, entertaining, blend of humor and content, characters Cons: Vonnegut’s written better novels.
The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions), tells the story of how a lucky only son, Malachi Constant, gains extreme wealth, travels to Mars, Mercury, and Titan, loses his wealth, fulfills prophesy,...
Pros: One of the most brilliantly written and woven satirical philosophical tales I have ever read Cons: May be a bit too sci-fi for many
How does one even begin describing this book? Can you even sum up the plot and do it justice? Talk of Malachi and his adventures/mishaps or Beatrice… Do we follow Roomford as he appears and disappears as the earth rotates? Do we talk about the ...
Pros: Don't feel like filling this out right now Cons: This either
What is the meaning of life? It's a question that mankind has asked ever since the time philosophy itself was in infancy. We've wondered, speculated, and guessed for century after millennium after eon for eternity. We've made it the subject of revered ...
Pros: Wonderfully written, compelling, satirical, insightful Cons: A little too plotted, a tad too sci-fi
Kurt Vonnegut, at his best, shows us just how stupid we are and how we will eventually f*ck ourselves over, then shrugs his shoulders and chuckles off into the sunset. The Sirens of Titan is like that, with a grand scope. And he throws in not one,...
Pros: Well-plotted and humourous, a wild ride from beginning to end. Cons: None.
Malachi Constant is a plaything of fate. He is the world's richest man, but loses it all in a sudden and bizarre manner, and goes on a long and twisted journey into space, all for a purpose that he cannot imagine.
Pros: Good solid Vonnegut. Skillfully wound plot. Cons: Unk is a horrible name to give anyone.
Sirens of Titan, like many of Vonnegut's other novels, is a fine example of his masterful writing, satyric sense of humor, and brilliant ability to connect the most seemingly insignificant details flawlessly to create metaphor. His writing is blunt and...
Pros: great satire, shocking ending, interesting plot Cons: pessimistic
The Sirens of Titans is classic Vonnegut. It is one of his earliest and best books. It is a deep and comic reflection of human nature. Vonnegut provides a great satire on religion and the purpose of life. The writing style is very original,...
The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a c...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
General Fiction - A cold and malevolent universe is all the humanity can ever know. In the near future, Vonnegut's scientific researchers learn that t...More at Barnes and Noble
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