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The Sirens of Titan

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A deep and meaningful masterpiece of science fiction, full of heart and mind-bending ideas. A true classic, Vonnegut will make you laugh and have you contemplating the meaning of life

When Winston Niles Rumfoord flies his spaceship into a chrono-synclastic infundibulum he is converted into pure energy and only materializes when his waveforms intercept Earth or some other planet. As a result, he only gets home to Newport, Rhode Island, once every fifty-nine days and then only for an hour.

But at least, as a consolation, he now knows everything that has ever happened and everything that ever will be. He knows, for instance, that his wife is going to Mars to mate with Malachi Constant, the richest man in the world. He also knows that on Titan - one of Saturn's moons - is an alien from the planet Tralfamadore, who has been waiting 200,000 years for a spare part for his grounded spacecraft . . .

Readers love The Sirens of Titan:

'A truly exceptional work by a truly exceptional author expressing some exceptionally powerful ideas' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Vonnegut uses the absurd to explore what makes us human . . . I recommend this book for any fan of Vonnegut or [Douglas] Adams' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'The Sirens of Titan is primarily a parody of trashy pulp science fiction novels, a boisterous, chucklesome book . . . In this sense, The Sirens of Titan, twenty years early, precedes and foreshadows (and, I would say, is superior to) Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'There are plenty of space travels in The Sirens of Titan but it isn't a space opera . . . It is a spaced out satire, a cosmic comedy of manners' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I went into this expecting a science fiction/satire but instead I got an emotionally moving story about the meaning of life by none other than one of the greatest writers that ever lived. Period' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Funny until it suddenly becomes creepy, to tell you why would be a spoiler though . . . Vonnegut is only using sci-fi as a platform to tell an allegorical story about life, together with an anti-war and anti-religion themes' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'This is not just one of Vonnegut's best books. It's one of the best books I've ever read' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Editions (2)

ISBN9781857988840
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
Publication Date09/09/99
Pages224

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  • burglas
    burglas

    8 Followers

    5.0

    Great book. I loved everything about it, but I want to use this comment for questions. How do I get such a loyal dog? Could I theoretically be sent to the same room where Paul Mescal is if I would get sucked into a space anomaly? And when is Dan Harmon finally finishing the script for this movie?

    Jan 5, 2025

  • katesbooklights
    katesbooklights

    72 Followers

    4.0

    Das war die absurdeste Geschichte, die ich je gelesen habe. Das meine ich aber nicht so negativ, wie das Wort konnotiert ist. Sondern das war einfach weird. Durch und durch weird. Und trotzdem hat es mich gepackt. Ich habe nicht zu jedem Zeitpunkt verstanden, was wohl als nächstes passieren würde, aber ich war stets voll in der Geschichte. Gerade am Ende noch einmal nachzuverfolgen, was denn nun eigentlich alles passiert ist (und warum) und die Zusammenhänge zu sehen, hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht.

    Jun 24, 2023

  • nandolitooo
    nandolitooo

    2 Followers

    3.0

    Leude, ganz ehrlich, ich Checks nicht. Ja das ist alles da son bisschen absurd aber für mich auch irgendwie nur ein bisschen. Wirklich gut unterhalten hab ich mich jetzt auch nicht gefühlt und dass am Ende alles irgendwie sinnlos ist, ja gut, ok. Paar nette Ideen waren da schon drin aber nichts was mein mind jetzt so richtig gekitzelt hätte. Vielleicht kann’s mir jemand erklären. Aber liegt vielleicht auch daran, dass die Geschichte einfach steinalt ist. Naja, was soll’s.

    Oct 30, 2023

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