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Title: Vonnegut's first book an Orwellian good time
Review: When Vonnegut wrote "Player Piano", he was primarily a scientist interested in literature. By the time he wrote his next book, the cult-fave "Sirens of Titan", he was a writer interested in science. The transition is contained between these pages; obviously very influenced by Orwell and showing a society turning itself over to technology. The Frankentstein-comparisons and government-as-fascism schemes are hardly original, but his use of humor is already evident and his characters already rich and full of ideas. Don't overlook this terrific novel, a sort of seperate universe from the rest of Vonnegut's nadir. The situations may not be familiar, but anyone with an appreciation of the author will be thrilled
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