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An utterly adorable book that demonstrates the best in people without an exposure the the worst. Is an Isolated Paradise that the author offers up as a 'this is what we could have' if only we stopped being greedy and mean.

Utterly fine. Very silly, a weird set up with Vonnegut serving as narrator, including real things from his life mixed with the set up of this Time-Quake of which you don't get to be in the experience of, but only see a small amount of the moments after. Very negative about life, but also hopeful.

Shortly after using the, new to me, word 'decorticate', Vonnegut strips it all back to this simple message.

Feels to me like a novel worked around a short story albeit in an interesting way. Easy to read as the narrative structure only gives you small pieces of information so drives you forward. I don't really get why what happened happened or what it symbolises. Looking forward to discussing it with my book group.

A bit of a slog, but worthwhile. Can see how it is an influential book. I personally preferred being in Lanark's world rather than the reality of Thaw's life story.

This book found me laid out on a local 'take one' book table. Having thought a lot about my place and role as a man in the feminist reality I want to be part of this seems like a useful source of information.

A friend was giving this away after reading it. I'm not a Fantasy reader but I love sci-fi so intrigued how this novel that steps between the two goes for me.