Player Piano

vonnegutz first novel...i think

Considering that this book was written in 1952, it is one of his finest novels. I think that in his later works he tends to go a little too far trying to shock his audience. The book is not quite as comical as his later works. Human invisibility is one central theme that Vonnegut addresses, taking the reader to a post WWIII world where the second industrial revolution is beginning to take place in the form of computerization. This has to be one of the first books that addressed the importance of computerz. check it out.

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Hohum

Long winded descriptions. Had a tough time keeping focused and interested .

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A Vonnegut Classic

Kurt Vonnegut's best books always seem to have a main central message. Player Piano's is that human's need work. We need it to be happy.

Player Piano came from Vonnegut's experience working for General Electric. Upon seeing a machine take over a number of people's jobs, he imagined what it would be like if a giant factory of machines took over all the factory jobs in a city. It's good for production but a terrible shame for all the people.

Player Piano is a solid read.

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Great read!

Very entertaining. I highly recommend this novel.

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A So, So Book

This is not a terrible book, it in fact has a great plot. It's only flaw, which is a major one, is that it was badly executed, the climax was rushed and thrown out of detail.

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Disjointed

The ideas were good, but there was little flow from one plot point to the next.

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Prophetic

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I, for one, bow to our new robot overlords.

I got my new nook stuick in a reboot loop which forced me to restore to 1.0.0 in the field. Thought I'd check out the vanilla while I had the chance, and browsed here to this entry. This stock keyboard is a bit tricky... Player Piano is really good too.

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A Great Read

This is the first Vonnegut book I've read and so far I love it. His descriptions are very vivid and imaginative.

Even more poignant in 2006.

Kurt Vonnegut is such a prolific author. Player Piano is definitely one of his best works. Even the title speaks volumes. I felt like I knew Proteus, but it went beyond that for me. I wanted to admonish him, join him, and become him sometimes all in a single chapter. An extremely well done novel!

One of His Best

Normally I prefer the later Vonnegut novels as opposed to the early ones (though they are all great), but Player Piano is one of the best I have read. The classic, rebellious Vonnegut hero is created in this book and Paul Proteus is one of the easiest to root for.

Vonnegut--One of the Great Books of the Future

This was an astounding book, it blew me away! I love all of Vonnegut's works, the man is a master with words, but this one is amazingly important because it is, along with books such as 1984, highly prevalent to our modern society. Thus, when it came back into print I was over joyed. This is one of the great tales of the future, in one of the many awry paths it might take, along with it are Orwell's, Huxeley's and others. This book should be required reading for all human beings. Be wary of your machines! Be wary of misgueded 'socialists'! Be wary of yourself!

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