This really is one of the best books I have read Vonnegut. I loved the simplistic story and straightforward plot, much easier to understand than Vonnegut's other books and the characters are more like real people making them much easier to relate to than a soldier who travels through time used in one of his other books for example. Mr. Vonnegut even has some realistic romance in this story, Which makes it quite refreshing. Most of his other books portray romance as a human folly That always ends in tragedy (I can see his point but it's best to enjoy nice things while They load). I would highly recomend this book for anyone who loves Vonnegut or anyone who has hope for the human condition.