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The Doors of Percept...
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Sebastian Sebastian said: "Not quite finished it yet... slowly working my way through it. Heavy reading.

Good stuff for prospective emperors of the universe.
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Sebastian gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
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Think I like this one because it's more... educational. Or more interesting than Breakfast of Champions -- but not quite as interesting as Slaughterhouse 5.
Sebastian gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
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The whole meta-fiction/not-delivering-a-conclusion thing just didn't do it for me.

It's OK I guess. Nothing compared to his short stories (or Slaughterhouse 5, which at least educates, even if it doesn't go anywhere).
Sebastian gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Got about 200 pages in. Think I'm giving up.

I'm not even sure Heller knows how to write -- the foreword/introduction basically says as much... but still...

There's this fantastic bit, just before I gave up, about the main protagonist running towar...more
Sebastian is currently reading:
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
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Sebastian gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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Very good, but certainly not a masterpiece. Some bits were superb -- the introductory sequence in the Hatchery/Conditioning Center! -- but some was... not so great.

Still, on to Doors of Perception now!
Sebastian gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
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Four and a half stars would be more accurate.
Sebastian marked as to-read:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale
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Cosmos by Carl Sagan
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Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
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