THE SIRENS OF TITAN By Kurt Vonnegut

Published : 1959
Pages : 224
Overall Mark : 9/10

Winston Niles Rumfoord is the victim of a bizarre accident which has transformed him into pure energy that can exist atmany different points in both time and space. He is only able to travel home for one hour every 59 days, and during once of these visists he tells a man named Malachi Constant what his future holds. Soon, Malachi finds his whole world turned around as he is manipulated into various situations just so that Rumfoord's predictions can be fulfilled.

This is a great sci-fi novel by a writer who seems to have greatly inspired the writings of Douglas Adams. His characters have the strange quirk of being both sympathetic and hateful, and Vonnegut's ability to manipulate his characters in such a way that, in spite of any initial feelings of dislike you may have for any of them, we can instantly take a liking to them simply based on the terrible situations they find themselves in. This is a must for any fan of The Hitchhiker's Guide who may actually find themselves preferring this tale of Godless religion pointless destiny.