Galápagos
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Galápagos
Kurt Vonnegut
5 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2015–2020.
2 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
A story about how a few people unknowingly manage to escape humanity's demise by getting stranded on the Galápagos Islands, and their descendents' subsequent evolution over the next million years, all told from the perspective of a ghost... CLASSIC Vonnegut.
Slaughterhouse-Five, Galapagos, and Sirens of Titan are three of the better ones I have read. They all connect tangentially to the same universe, so reading more Vonnegut also has cool pay-offs and tie-ins.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days? 2015 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect? 2018 · 1 recommendation