Galapagos

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Summary: Is progress really so fragile?
Review: My first experience with Vonnegut didn't provide an "A ha!" moment. However, he did confirm my occasional, fearful thought that life is impossible to predict and is influenced by all sorts of meaningless, random, seemingly unrelated events that can take us two steps backward for every step forward.

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Summary: great story, annoying writing style
Review: Vonnegut brings us a wonderful tale about the evolution of the human race back to it's origins according to the theory of evolution. A fascnicating, thought provoking book. However, Vonnegut's writing style is quite annoying at times. He doesn't simply make a point and then expound upon it. He beats it into the ground with a figurative hammer. In particular, I found the numerous references to "big brains" quite annoying. Also, the fact that everything happens by chance. While these ideas are thought provoking and worthy, couldn't someone as prolific as Vonnegut have found another way of demonstrating these concepts?

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Summary: A Modern Masterpiece
Review: "Galapagos" has to be one of the most brilliant books of the modern era. It is philosophical and at the same time hilarious, as well as touching and sad. I found myself thinking about this novel long after I had finished it. I recommend it to all who appreciate modern literature, because this is a perfect example of how to write a modern novel.

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Summary: Quoth Mandarax, son of Gokubi:
Review: 'Tis possible to be told a story's end,(in the beginning), and yet not have the story be told, 'til almost the end; thus the story's end is not the end, but the beginning, and the story's story is told at almost the end. The En

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Summary: Vonnegut's world view still cuts, but it's quickly dulling
Review: Celebrated by some, "Galapagos" is in fact one of the most annoying books Vonnegut ever published. Outside of an interesting time with the ghost of Kilgore Trout, Vonnegut bores us with more island revolution, (ala "Cat's Cradle") and a conceited de-evolution theme about humans digressing over a million years into seals. A tremendous letdown which suggests that Vonnegut needs to look for something, ANYTHING that doesn't have to do with "man is bad, andhe'll suffer for it, by God." He's said it all before, and a whole lot better than this

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Summary: Next to SH-5, this is the best Vonnegut
Review: Next to Slaughterhouse-five this is Vonnegut's best. It perfectly blends immense humor with an element of seriousness that only vonnegut could create. The character of Leon Trout is easily one of the best he has created in any of his other novels. This book seems to be a bridge that ties all of vonnegut's books together; from "Player Piano" to "Hocus Pocus." The message that this book leaves you with will not be one soon forgotten. This is also a great one for someone new to Vonnegut

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Summary: Great! Couldn't put it down. Forget how great vonnegut was
Review: The book was recommended by our book club "selector of the month". We all thought why not, we hadn't read Vonnegut since high school. Well what a surprise. I have limited reading time, but for this one I made time. My 13 year old daughter has read some Vonnegut short stories and liked them so I have suggested she reads this one for a book report. I didn't have that kind of a rapport with my mother when I was 23 let alone 13. Thanks Kurt!

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Summary: Incredible Book. READ IT!!!!
Review: I know that it's somewhat cliche to give any book a 10 since if someone wants to rate a book, they most likely have a strong feeling about that book (probably a strong good feeling), but this book was so great it truly does deserve this perfect rating. Unlike the ordinary old Grisham type of book (fun to read, but not really much to think about), this book, an exellent sample of the brilliant Vonnegut, provides a great deal of insight on life as we know it, as well as life as we don't know it. And it's even fun to read; I took it with me everywhere when I was reading it, and couldn't put it down. In my opinion, that's the definition of a great book: fun and easy to read, yet thought provoking and interesting.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: "Galapagos" deals with how the world comes to be virtually destroyed, with only a few survivors. Written in Vonnegut's gripping style, this book is hard to put down. If you've read other books of Vonneguts, such as "Cat's Cradle", you'll enjoy this one. Vonnegut's cynical view of what we, as a race, have done to this world, and how we've been affected in turn make this a wonderful novel. I recommend it to anyone who sees fault in our world, and those who wonder about the future, and the end of t

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Summary: This book made me go crazy...
Review: this book is fabulous. It's the first Vonnegut book I read, but not the last. After I read this book I went crazy for about 48 hours, crying, trying to find the meaning of life etc. It was intense for me. It is one of my favorite books ever!