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matthewwester's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fun little read -- imagining a world where aging/disease is no longer an issue and the population is kept at a strict limit. Anyone wanting to have a child must convince someone else to voluntarily die.
2BR02B is also in the public domain now -- so you can find it for free online or through various free book apps. Enjoy.
2BR02B is also in the public domain now -- so you can find it for free online or through various free book apps. Enjoy.
moonpie's review against another edition
4.0
Utopian/dystopian short story that packs a punch—the punch was probably thumpier when this was written, before every other YA novel had similar themes.
Thought the mustache thing was weird and not nearly as clever as it thought it was, but product of its time, etc etc. (Also, I had a hard time not reading the title as "Too Bro To Be" but I'm fairly certain that's a just-me issue.)
This is the second short story by Vonnegut that I've read; one of these days I intend to pick up something longer.
Thought the mustache thing was weird and not nearly as clever as it thought it was, but product of its time, etc etc. (Also, I had a hard time not reading the title as "Too Bro To Be" but I'm fairly certain that's a just-me issue.)
This is the second short story by Vonnegut that I've read; one of these days I intend to pick up something longer.
zeozombz's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The premise of the book circles around one man’s struggle in a future world with longer life spans and population control.
The writing was done very well and the story point was well derived for such a short book. It is certainly a story line that makes you think throughout the book about our own lives, family, and humanity.
The writing was done very well and the story point was well derived for such a short book. It is certainly a story line that makes you think throughout the book about our own lives, family, and humanity.
willwork4airfare's review against another edition
4.0
Any review I could give would probably be longer than the story itself.
This is a really interesting short story, only about ten pages, and it's one of few I've read that I actually thought could be made into a really awesome novel, especially by someone as awesome as Kurt Vonnegut himself.
This is a story that takes place in a world where population control insists that for each baby born, another person must volunteer to die.
The 0 is pronounced "naught" so the title, 2BR02B is the phone number you call when you're ready to check out.
A really interesting little tidbit, but I think it would've been better as a novel. Still really cool to think about, though.
This is a really interesting short story, only about ten pages, and it's one of few I've read that I actually thought could be made into a really awesome novel, especially by someone as awesome as Kurt Vonnegut himself.
This is a story that takes place in a world where population control insists that for each baby born, another person must volunteer to die.
The 0 is pronounced "naught" so the title, 2BR02B is the phone number you call when you're ready to check out.
A really interesting little tidbit, but I think it would've been better as a novel. Still really cool to think about, though.
gsanta1's review against another edition
3.0
This was published in 1962. cats cradle was 1965 and slaughterhouse five was 1969.
this was fine. It sort of assumes that humanity is not innovative, which would otherwise break the story, but the dramatic elements are done well, like a mini-Chekov play: you have the despondent man, the renowned Dr, the fawning woman, and the grieving husband.
this was fine. It sort of assumes that humanity is not innovative, which would otherwise break the story, but the dramatic elements are done well, like a mini-Chekov play: you have the despondent man, the renowned Dr, the fawning woman, and the grieving husband.
dfostermartin's review against another edition
3.0
A very quick and interesting read about a population control strategy. At once horrific and at the same time utopian, Vonnegut does a great job of evoking conflicting responses in the reader. I enjoyed this.
michelletyler's review against another edition
4.0
I always love the way I feel after reading a Vonnegut short story. After reading his short stories I always find myself taken aback and have to take a few minutes to collect myself. His dystopian short stories always leave me with an unsettling feeling and have more of an impact on me than many novels I have read. To portray characters and a story within a matter of a handful of pages says a lot about an author and is one of the reason Vonnegut remains my favorite.