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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This book is a posthumous collection of Kurt Vonnegut's short stories from the 1950s as he was establishing himself as a writer. It is an eclectic collection. Some of these stories, like "Jenny" - about a man's desperate relationship with a robot shaped like a refrigerator, are classic Vonnegut...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Unpublished short stories written in the 1950s. The foreword was very interesting and told the background of the writing of the stories and style. However, the stories themselves really disappointed me in that many of them ended abruptly and seemed to just fall off the edge without being a true...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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1 of 1 members found this review helpful“A bit too '50's for me. But hey, Vonnegut even on a bad day with wonky material is still Vonnegut: A cut above the rest.
Jay R wrote this review Wednesday, January 23, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“A nice collection of stories depicting an artist trying to find his voice. All of the classic Vonnegut themes are there. While Mortals Sleep is the best of the pack.”
Dave M wrote this review Saturday, July 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Meh...”
Josephus Vigilanticus wrote this review Thursday, June 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This collection of previously unpublished short stories contains very early stories, which show us a sometimes lighthearted, more optomistic side of Vonnegut”
Westover Branch Library wrote this review Monday, April 9, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“What's not to like about one more glimpse into this wonderful mind?”
KF wrote this review Tuesday, February 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Call # SC Von”
P West wrote this review Thursday, February 9, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Unpublished short stories written in the 1950s. The foreword was very interesting and told the background of the writing of the stories and style. However, the stories themselves really disappointed me in that many of them ended abruptly and seemed to just fall off the edge without being a true ending. Just my opinion, of course.”
JONI214 wrote this review Monday, January 9, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Since I agreed to read and review a biography about Kurt Vonnegut I checked out some books of his from the library. First let me say that the only thing I knew about Vonnegut was that he wrote “Slaughterhouse Five” and I didn’t even know what it was about, from reading different descriptions, I get the impression is it science fiction. I decided to read this book first since it satisfies both of my challenges for this year. A library book and a book of short stories.
Bel ~ Fearless Leader Angharrad wrote this review Monday, November 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
While these stories would not be described as thrillers or suspense, and there are no ‘plot twists’ in them, at times the reader gets thrown a curve, sometimes you see the curve coming, even so they are still interesting to read and I quite enjoyed them. Even the ones that seem to be ‘straightforward’ have a bit of a twist to them. I would say, for me at least, that none of these stories are predictable are ‘cookie cutter’ stories.”
