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Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut - what a wonderful and absurd article

• Obscurity4340 8mo ago
  What is the Vonnegut-esque in your view?
  • selcuka 8mo ago
    > The Sirens of Titan [1] is a comic science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., first published in 1959. His second novel, it involves issues of free will, omniscience, and the overall purpose of human history, with much of the story revolving around a Martian invasion of Earth. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sirens_of_Titan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sirens_of_Titan
    • Obscurity4340 8mo ago
      Right but what in your view makes something Vonnegutesque where it isnt otherwise so labelled?
      • selcuka 8mo ago
        I'm not the poster of the original comment, just wanted to point out that The Sirens of Titan has a similar storyline. If I have to guess, the GP might have meant the absurdity of the article and casual mention of an unbelievable "fact".