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zebra2  ·  2969 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski intermittent book thread

I feel obligated to unsubtly pitch #scificlub. Mostly short stories and such, not always good, but oh boy does the material have a pretty broad range.

I'm curious what Vonnegut you would recommend. I've hardly read any and I've been meaning to get into him.





tacocat  ·  2969 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Personally I'd recommend Cat's Cradle. Reddit seems to swear by Sirens of Titan and Slaughter House Five is supposed to be his opus but I like the satire of religion in Cat's Cradle. Sirens of Titan seemed too pulpy to me, it's an early work and lacks a lot of his more biting satire of society and human nature. Slaughterhouse Five is a WWII book that could probably stand on its own without the sci-fi. Cat's Cradle the sci-fi is essential and he basically makes fun of religion and human nature in general for 300 pages so I think it's got the right balance of what he does.

Here's a short story of his just for fun in case you haven't read it. "Harrison Bergeron"

kleinbl00  ·  2969 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In this day and age, running the fuck away from Reddit is the best move.

Sirens of Titan was borderline nonsensical. I'd second Cat's Cradle.

tacocat  ·  2969 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I thought I was missing something. Good to know I can blame reddit for faulty recommendations.

kleinbl00  ·  2969 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Median age of Reddit users has dropped below 17. They can probably give you a great list of cheats for Witcher III but literature?

...yeah, it'll be advice from people who like to argue with eighth graders all day.

edricarica  ·  2969 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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kleinbl00  ·  2969 days ago  ·  link  ·  

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