+++ Classic Vonnegut +++

Aug 18, 2006

カテゴリ：黄泉還る記憶

King of the Hill

Vonnegut says to us, "Look. No one knows what the great plan is. No one knows who controls us. The one thing that we can do is to love each other and live each moment for the wonder that it gives us. That gives it meaning. That is life, despite all else. No other book does this. None "...

Vonnegut doesn't get any better than this...
Kurt Vonnegut is the Gr8est author of the 20th century.

Is exhibited perfectly in this wonderful novel, that not only reaches into the reader's mind, but also their very being.. Few authors have ever had imagination explosions quite as traumatic as "Sirens of Titan ".

It should come as little surprise, then, that the book was a bit too ahead of its time when released..
.. and was dropped out of print with little hoopla.

But as the years went by, it became so popular around college campuses that students were willing to pay outrageous prices for what few copies could be found.

This is not only Mr. Vonnegut's best novel , it may very well be the best novel ever written.
It answers the age old question about the meaning of life in a deep yet comedic manner.
Don't be fooled by the science fiction pretense, it's a book everyone will enjoy.

And then the main character is spread out in space and time, the author is able to integrate scenes on Titan, Earth and Mercury with improbable prognostications of the future that somehow always come true, weaving the experiences of the main characters into an ironic, sarcastic morality play of epic proportion.

If you like Vonnegut, you are guaranteed to LUV this novel.
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【Kurt Vonnegut】The Sirens of Titan

　Deeply Insightful Vision of Comic x２ Futility
Vonnegut uses his extreme wit & story telling capabilities superbly in this novel.
This novel read correctly can change many peoples lives.
Brilliant story about people searching for the meaning of life...A vivid story of past, present and future.

Vonnegut's message so unique.
That said, Vonnegut spins an entertaining, humorous tale that seems to ridicule anyone who takes humanity too seriously.

Fun is poked at religion, warfare, space travel, marriage, romance, friendship, business, weatlth, the stock market, loyalty, kinship and human frailty.
As the Beatles were to music, so Vonnegut is to literature - A splendid time is guaranteed for all.