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A review by x0pherl
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
4.0
When I read this in high school I dismissed it as suffering in comparison to [b:Brave New World|5129|Brave New World|Aldous Huxley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575509280l/5129._SY75_.jpg|3204877]. While that still holds true, this books focus on machine automation & artificial intelligence reads pretty differently in 2023 than it did back then.
The impact of Vonnegut's war experience also hit me a little stronger this time around.
The beginning was a little difficult for me to work my way through (maybe it hit a little too close to home with a middle manager running an automation plant?) but it picked up around a third of the way through and I enjoyed it.
Not my favorite Vonnegut (I'm partial to [b:Breakfast of Champions|4980|Breakfast of Champions|Kurt Vonnegut Jr.|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327934446l/4980._SY75_.jpg|2859378] but I'm glad I read it.
The impact of Vonnegut's war experience also hit me a little stronger this time around.
The beginning was a little difficult for me to work my way through (maybe it hit a little too close to home with a middle manager running an automation plant?) but it picked up around a third of the way through and I enjoyed it.
Not my favorite Vonnegut (I'm partial to [b:Breakfast of Champions|4980|Breakfast of Champions|Kurt Vonnegut Jr.|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327934446l/4980._SY75_.jpg|2859378] but I'm glad I read it.