Player Piano
 

Player Piano

by Kurt Vonnegut

Vonnegut’s first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Paul’s rebellion is vintage Vonnegut–wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. (read review)

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Becky S.
  • Rated 4 stars

Ilium. New York is a town divided into three parts. The Northwest contains the professionals; the Northeast houses the machines; and across the river, on the South, live all the rest of the people. Doctor Paul Proteus, a resident of the Northwest has a wonderful life, a gorgeous wife and a great future as the Ilium Works' top engineer; however, Paul begins to question the human costs of a world where technical advances and the corporate culture rule. Vonnegut uses Paul’s story to create a...

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Tinky
  • Rated 2 stars

Not my favorite. An early novel that was written before Vonnegut discovered his voice.

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