Sirens of Titan

I have taken long breaks in reading this book simply because I wasn't in a book reading mood, but this year I decided to read a certain amount of books so.. I have to catch up! Maybe I should do a page limit instead.. Anyway, Kurt Vonnegut is most known for his work Slaughterhouse-Five which I... never read. I'm a bit behind when it comes to all of these American classics. Considering it's much shorter than Sirens of Titan I might read it for real. Ok so onto the actual book.

Sirens of Titan is a sci-fi, much like most of Vonnegut's works, from what I noticed. It's also a black comedy and a satire. I enjoyed the flow of the book for the most part, but there were a few sections, namely the one where the main character sets back to return to Earth, where the pacing felt a little bit off. That's also when I ended up taking the biggest pause in reading, and it took me a few tries to get over that hump, and then when I did I ended up reading the rest in like an hour. Since the story has multiple big twists/reveals, I can't really talk about the plot in detail. The main things you need to know is that the plot revolves around the richest and most luckiest man on Earth, who got his future revealed to him by a man that can see all that was and all that ever will be.

The story mostly deals with the concept of free will and the ridiculousness of organized religion, if that's your thing I think you can't miss with this book. The humor is very dry and matter-of-fact and it reminds me a lot of Douglas Adams - which makes sense because Douglas Adams said Vonnegut was a big influence.

Lastly, I really enjoyed the ironic twist regarding the man that can see everything. The book was an entertaining and thoughtful read.