This long-awaited volume brings together the finest of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr."s, shorter works. Sex, machines, pills, men, women, society, good, evil, outer space, inner space, time past, present and future, are among the subjects infused with the fascinating, fantastic and formidable Vonnegut magic. It is a funny, sad, explosive, wildly gyrating gathering, a mind-bobbling grab-bag in which every selection is a winner. Better than any other book, it displays the enormous range of the author's extraordinary creative vision.
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A collection of short stories from various sources,
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This review is from: Welcome to the Monkey House (Dell #9478) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is a collection of 25 short stories. They are simple but you can if you want read great depth in them. These stories would make good starters for a reading group or circle. They are professional but not extraordinary or unique.
"The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal in every way." I bought this book for one story in particular "Harrison Bergeron"; I bought the movie with Sean Astin and thought even if the story was fleshed out to be more like "This Perfect Day". So I thought it would be time to read the story. Unfortunately the short story can not hold a candle to the movie. It never really gets off the ground and comes to a curt conclusion never resolving the conflict. Harrison Bergeron
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If you add one Vonnegut book to your library, this should be it,
By Ash Ryan (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Welcome to the Monkey House (Dell #9478) (Mass Market Paperback)
My favorite Vonnegut book, of those I have read so far (including some of his non-fiction essays, which are terrible, his most well-known novels, which are mixed, and a couple of other short story collections, which are okay). The title story---about a future society that has outlawed sexual pleasure---and "Harrison Bergeron"---a brilliant satire of egalitarianism (which is strange, considering Vonnegut's own egalitarian leanings)---are great, and there are several other good stories, and none that are really bad. Definitely worth the read.
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This review is from: Welcome to the Monkey House (Dell #9478) (Mass Market Paperback)
I've loved Vonnegut's books, but never read his short stuff until this. According to the introduction, these stories were written to finance the novels. Anyway, it's full of the wit and challenging ideas Vonnegut is known for. Science fiction, but not really. Incidentally science fiction is all. Loved The Eupio Question.
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