Welcome to the Monkey House [Paperback]

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Dell Books (November 1, 1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385291272
• ISBN-13: 978-0385291279
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,830,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars If you add one Vonnegut book to your library, this should be it, December 4, 2011

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Ash Ryan (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Welcome to the Monkey House (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.

5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of short stories from various sources, December 3, 2006

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welcome to the Monkey House (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