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I'd actually recommend almost anything by Vonnegut. Somehow I lost my collection of Vonnegut books in my last move, which makes me a bit sad because I had the Library of America editions and hadn't finished reading his later novels (a bunch of missing books, like someone left a box on a curb). Slaughterhouse-Five is a great read, and really gets to Vonnegut's style of writing. Player Piano is his earliest novel and r…
I need to read more of his books, his writing style is beautiful, very simple and clear yet so deep. Player Piano sounds interesting.
If you tend to collect books (like I do), I can recommend the Library of America editions of his books. I think they have all his novels and most, if not all, his short stories in them. Those are the copies that disappeared in my last move.