Reading one of Kurt Vonnegut's final books, "Hocus Pocus," from 1990. It's set in a dystopian 2001 where a computer guesses your fate, surveillance is in full force and "inappropriate" thinking and speech doesn't go unnoticed. Some have called it his "warning" to people in 2026, but 1990 was a bit too early for the computer, internet, and mobile "revolutions," so it misses quite a bit, which is understandable. Still, it's proved a decent read. Neither his best nor worst book. I was a rabid Vonnegut fan years ago, but I've mellowed on him in later years. I've read all but 2 of his books (including this one), so I thought I would just finish them up, though it does feel a little late. My copy of the book came from a distant inter-library loan, stamped with identifying information from a library that exists maybe 4 or 5 hours away from me. One of the remaining amazing free services left out there.
