One of Vonnegut's best novels; Certainly his most traditionally narrative and coherent. In the glorious future, machines have freed you from most types of Labor, and the simplified categorization of people. Everyone is tested Scientifically for IQ, personality, and aptitude; Everyone's life Determined by the tests. Most people spend most of Their Time bored; They can not compete for the few jobs available real, most of them in engineering, and must choose between the Army and the Reconstruction & Reclamation Corps. Only the few, like Dr. Paul Proteus, have IQs high enough to make them more useful than computer. Proteus gets involved in a minor revolution, but it is to no end Ultimately. Progress is inevitable, but what is good for the body may not be good for the soul
