Review: 'The Sirens of Titan' by Kurt Vonnegut

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'The Sirens of Titan' by Kurt Vonnegut, 319 pages - Instagram @c_reads_books

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The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut centers around the Martian invasion of Earth, telling the story of Winston Niles Rumfoord, his wife Beatrice, and Malachi Constant, the richest man in America. Constant, in desire of a better life than the one he’s living on Earth, blasts off on his private space ship into a future prophesied to him by Rumfoord, a man who materializes and dematerializes in places all over the solar system with his dog Kazak due to a phenomenon known as a chrono-synclastic infundibulum. This classic science fiction novel involves issues of free will, omniscience, and the overall purpose of human history.

I absolutely loved this book. It’s my eleventh book by Vonnegut, and not a single one has disappointed, including this one. This book greatly reminds me of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (in the best way possible), so I was not surprised to learn that Adams said The Sirens of Titan was an inspiration to him. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is one of my favorite science fiction novels, and now so is The Sirens of Titan. What I love most about Vonnegut, aside from a million other things, is that he never fails to make me laugh. Whether he’s describing the Martian invasion of Earth or the bombing of Dresden, Vonnegut always makes me feel that although there is an abundance of problems in the world and in life in general, there is always a reason to laugh and smile. In the words of Malachi Constant, “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” I would recommend this book to anyone who likes science fiction, satire, and even just good books in general!