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Overall, I enjoyed this book. Like a lot. If I had to use one word to describe this book it would be “zany”.
Leapfrogging through space and time, the story follows an ambivalent shifting character across his three personas - rich businessman Malachi Constant, later turned Mars military private UNK, and much later deemed a junky messiah — the “the Space Wanderer”. Throughout the storyline, Vonnegut cleverly jabs at religion, messiahs, religious objects, miracles, and God(s) generally by using his ...more
Leapfrogging through space and time, the story follows an ambivalent shifting character across his three personas - rich businessman Malachi Constant, later turned Mars military private UNK, and much later deemed a junky messiah — the “the Space Wanderer”. Throughout the storyline, Vonnegut cleverly jabs at religion, messiahs, religious objects, miracles, and God(s) generally by using his ...more
A re-read, in fact. If anything it has become more topical and relevant over time. The influence on Douglas Adams and John Lloyd (and Red Dwarf and all the other comic sci-fi) is clear from page 1. And here's a new thing - one of the main characters is basically Elon Musk. Not bad for a book written more than 10 years before he was born.
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Dec 31, 2016
Bri (the short story guy)
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it was amazing
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I don't hear many people talking about this one, but it's one of my "go to" books by KV when I want an easy and entertaining read.
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Jan 02, 2016
Emily
marked it as to-read
Apr 22, 2017
Carlton Steen
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Nov 08, 2017
Iza Bielecka-Gnaś
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it was amazing
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