The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegutby Kurt Vonnegut
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Recommended for its beautifully simple, graceful passages. Some readers note it is not a comedy and not funny.
Recommended for its beautifully simple, graceful passages. Some readers note it is not a comedy and not funny.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Beautiful, simple, graceful passages
“Reflecting on this for some reason reminds me of this passage from Kurt Vonnegut's”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “OpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident” “That most beautiful of passages, simplicity and grace”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Not a comedy, not funny
“it is not a comedy, and not funny”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide over "heroes"”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| The Sirens of Titanby Kurt VonnegutThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Reflecting on this for some reason reminds me of this passage from Kurt Vonnegut's”
“it is not a comedy, and not funny”
“That most beautiful of passages, simplicity and grace”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.