[Galapagos] is far and away Kurt Vonnegut's best novel since Slaughterhouse 5. However, that's not saying very much, in itself—especially if you look at Kurt Vonnegut's novels before Slaughterhouse 5. These include a beautifully intricate space-fantasy, The Sirens of Titan, a coruscating satire on human destructiveness, Cat's Cradle (usually referred to by fans as `Ice Nine' or simply `the ice ...