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The Sirens of Titan: A Novel Paperback – September 8, 1998

by Kurt Vonnegut (Author)

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The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a chance to take a space journey to distant worlds with a beautiful woman at his side. Of course there’s a catch to the invitation–and a prophetic vision about the purpose of human life that only Vonnegut has the courage to tell.

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“Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist.”—Time

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“His best book . . . He dares not only ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it.”—Esquire

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback; Reissue edition (September 8, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385333498
ISBN-13: 978-0385333498
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.7 x 8 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (686 customer reviews)
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Don't panic!

ByM101on February 1, 2015

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Vonnegut is not for everybody! There might be enough people that take him literally and might get offended by his remarks on religious zealotry, "righteous wars" and politics in general. But if you have a strong sense of humor and got disappointed at least once in life with the way history gets written by the victors and the truth gets distorted by the people in power, you will be delighted with this!
It is the most thought-provoking book, and at any given point it might read as a non sci-fi with its deep observations on human relations: man-woman, rich-poor, religious/non-believer, war.
At the same time it is the most satisfying sci-fi book ever, blows the esoteric Strugatsky or Lem away!!! I loved the quirkyness of the Chrono-synchlastic infundibulum concept, the sarcasm on the futility of what we bravely call Space exploration ( frustratingly slow and dangerous so far- with questionable results), humanity's typical behavior once they get there( start a war! ), some fascinatingly strange imaginings of Mercury and Titan...
Just about when I thought it can't get any better, it suddenly does: Contact. The cherished Alien contact! There is a lot there and I will leave it to the reader to discover where The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy got its inspiration!
I just have to add that the landscapes of Titan ( when the 3 main characters plus the dog finally make it there), are some of the most hauntingly beautiful pages in sci-fi ever written! This book is written in 1959, way before Cassini sent the astounding images from the vicinity of Saturn... Vonnegut did his homework right!
And yes, the philosophy that we are at our most happy when we stop worrying and enjoy the simple pleasures in life!
This is a book for the eons, it's depths wrapped in humor, slowly, hauntingly sinking in...

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Sci-Fi Candide

ByTom Kellyon May 23, 2014

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OK, Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favorite authors, but I'm only giving this one four stars because it isn't quite as good as the stuff he wrote that I really love, such as Slaughterhouse Five. This book came first and it is easy to see why he might have been characterized as a science fiction writer early in his career. Here's the thing, though: very little of this book seems like actual science fiction. There's general weirdness involving space travel, but Vonnegut makes little effort to explain much of anything and is mostly using the sci-fi setting to deal with his true purpose, namely a satirical look at his usual topics of organized religion and human laziness and stupidity while not being particularly mean about it. His protagonist, sometimes known as Malachi Constant, sometimes known by other names, travels around the solar system at the behest of other people who, like Billy Pilgrim, already know what's going to happen. It's fun, early Vonnegut, a man who hasn't quite hit his literary stride yet but is really close to getting there, someone who will mine ideas from this for other works such as the aforementioned Slaughterhouse Five and the short story "Harrison Bergeron".

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A story that was written by one of the best "word smiths" of the 20th century!

ByJJCEO#1 HALL OF FAMETOP 10 REVIEWERon May 16, 2012

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Malachi Constant has it all, the richest man in the world and he is blessed with good luck. Unfortunately many things are about to change. His selfish and indulgent lifestyle suddenly pales in comparison to his now traveling to Mars to see the preparations for a war with Earth.

His travels take him to Mercury then back to Earth and finally to the moon of Saturn named Titan. There Malachi meets Winston Niles Rumford who is a lost earthling space traveler who has caused much of the turmoil in Malachi's life including the Martian war....

Kurt Vonnegut was born and lived in the same city I was born in and this leads me to read his books. I am an avid reader and lover of the Sci-Fi genre and Kurt was well known for his work as a Sci-Fi author. His style is more imagination and anything is possible if you believe in it versus the hard science of other famous Sci-Fi authors of that time period. Basically if you want to do something, just make it up!

His stories are more about the characters and their interaction and his focus sometimes seems to belittle the existence of mankind and the futility of war. This story for example is about mankind and civilization being created to make a part that probably cost a dollar for a crashed flying saucer on Titan. (The part is the size of an Earthling beer-can opener)

The story shows Kurt Vonnegut's sense of humor and the satire that motivated him to write his books. It is a classic but if you are looking for hard Sci-Fi this book is probably not for you. This is a story that was written by one of the best "word smiths" of the 20th century that is certainly worth reading!

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