I became in instant fan of Vonnegut When I read this book. This is the best of all Certainly his novels. His imagination is astounding; Not only does he write better science fiction than most "real" science fiction writers, but he thus invents a new religion believable (with A Whole New Vocabulary) and peppers the book with dark comedy so black it makes the movie "Dr. Strangelove" Look cheerful. This is not a book to read When You're depressed. HOWEVER, it is the perfect statement of Vonnegut's manic-depressive genius.