Kurt Vonnegut was one of America's most amazing and talented writers in history. He was born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, IN, and he was part of the postmodernism literary movement. Vonnegut wrote fourteen novels altogether, each one more intriguing than the last. Though they are all absolutely amazing, there are five that stand out. Here they are:

5. The Sirens of Titan

The Sirens of Titan is a comic science fiction novel that was published first in the year 1959. This was Vonnegut's second novel. It revolves mainly around a martian invasion on Earth and tackles a wide variety of issues such as free will, omniscience, and the overall purpose of human history.

4. Galapagos

Galapagos is a very different novel for Vonnegut. The eleventh novel published in 1985 and set in the Galapagos Islands, this book questions the merit of the human brain from an evolutionary perspective. The title has two meanings. It is both a reference to the setting and a form of a tribute to Charles Darwin, whom Vonnegut looked up to immensely.

3. Player Piano

Player Piano was actually Vonnegut's first novel and was published in 1952. The book depicts a dystopia of automation. It accurately describes the negative impact that technology can have on our overall quality of life. This book uses quite a bit of irony and sentimentality to get its point across.

2. Cats Cradle

Cats Cradle was Vonnegut's fourth novel and was published in 1963. It explores, in great detail, the taste issues of science, technology, and religion by satirizing the arms race. The title, as you may have put together, comes from the string game that many of us are very familiar with from our childhoods.

1. Slaughterhouse Five

My personal favorite of the bunch is Slaughterhouse Five, which was published in 1969. It is easily one of Vonnegut's most memorable and influential novels. It is a science-fiction infused anti-war novel. Also known as The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance with Death, the book is almost autobiographical as Vonnegut pulled memories from his time spent in the military.

Kurt Vonnegut was an American treasure and is missed daily by many. Though his body is gone, his soul will live on forever through his literature.