The Vonnegut Reading Group discussion
Sirens of Titan
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"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."

I was profoundly moved by Vonnegut's death and continue to be equally inspired by his work. My favourite of his novels is Jailbird.




Mother Night is by far my favorite of his novels, it has the most soul-wrenching material, as well as some of the most downright absurd and hilarious. Sirens is somewhere in the top ten though. Constant's experience on Mars is some of the most engaging story-telling of Vonnegut I've read. But the ending is half-baked: exiled from Earth because everyone needs to be equal, the great message is greetings, I thought it ended weakly.

Have to say, I was fairly unimpressed with the first 2/3rds of the book. Once the religion part kicks in though, things start getting interesting.
In some ways it reminds me of a less funny Hitchhiker's Guide.