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4.5 stars. Vonnegut's first, and one of his best, books. This guy has style. It rambled on a bit here and there, which is the only thing that prevented me from giving it five stars.

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

stefanikh's review against another edition

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adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

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2.0

had to read this for class. was alright, not really what i expected reading my first vonnegut novel, but im still looking forward to reading cats cradle!

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dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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4.0

Loved it. Thought-provoking, with exactly as much depth as the reader's biases bring to it. The description of Mercury and the life-forms therein was my favorite bit.

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3.0

3.5 stars
This was my first Book of Kurt Vonnegut. The overall premise of the book is quite interesting and there are many twists at regular intervals right till the end.
The author develops many likeable characters in this book, I especially liked the arc of Boaz's character.
Overall a satisfying sci-fi read.

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