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Originally Posted by theuglyorgan
I should've elaborated more. I read Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five before I read that, loved them, and thought they were very, very easy to get through. This one has a different style, more descriptive. Now, I'm not necessarily opposed to that, but this book felt very dry and mechanical, kind of a chore to get through. I thought the story itself was pretty cool, and I might try and pick it up again sometime. But to me, this book is miles below the other two I read. I didn't care about the characters at all.
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I do actually agree with you that
Player Piano is written in a different style from his other books. Since it was his first I always view this as a case of him not having found his voice yet. I still thought it was a good book though, albeit far from his best.