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Galapagos
Vonnegut
tells a story about a group of people (Complete strangers) who have to
go live on a group of islands off the coast of Ecuador: Los Galapagos.
He explores Darwin's theory of evolution as well as predicting the future
of the human race. He writes in a very simplistic, flowing and intriguing
way. The characters may have depressing lives, but they definitely seem
to come alive once put in extraordinary circumstances. His story is original,
as well as his style of writing. He specifically tells the end of the
story at the beginning, but it makes no difference for the more interesting
part is getting there. He writes from the point of view of a ghost pirate
witnessing the evolution of the eventual destruction of our race. It is
written with a childlike truth which comments on human and natural behavior
as well as explaining certain scientific topics such as genetics. This
book is witty, coherent, inspiring, intriguing, and has a lot of humor.
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