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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I'm running out of new-to-me Vonneguts to read and it makes me really sad. His books changed my life. These were solid, which makes the idea of someone trawling through his unpublished files after his death less unseemly to me.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is the first I’ve ever read of Vonnegut. It’s a collection of his unpublished stories, compiled after his death. I liked it more than I thought I would, and liked a lot of the stories, but some of the endings fell flat. I think short stories need to leave you with a profound ending, or a twist ending, and only a couple of these did that. I liked it enough to try one of his novels, though.
always impressed by Vonnegut's ability to make me feel like i know the characters after just 2 pages
The Petrified Ants was by far my favorite and one of the longest stories in the collection; A Song for Selma ended so abruptly i had to put the book down because i was laughing so hard
The Petrified Ants was by far my favorite and one of the longest stories in the collection; A Song for Selma ended so abruptly i had to put the book down because i was laughing so hard
I felt a little guilty about reading stories Vonnegut chose not to publish, but they were amazing as usual.
Vonnegut's short stories leave you feeling like you've just read a novel about the characters.
Vonnegut's short stories leave you feeling like you've just read a novel about the characters.
As a KV fan since my teenage years, this collection was a must read for me. They are vintage Vonnegut, and some seem pretty raw and old--very fifties. Many are a bit gimmicky but not in a bad way as this was always his style: often a story reveals a strange mystery in the last page. One anti-Stalinist allegory featuring East German ant scientists was pretty unforgettable.
What can I say? It's a book of short stories that read like shortened versions of Vonnegut's novels. They're sad, they're happy, they're cynical, they're hopeful. They're everything Vonnegut's writing is, just compacted. You can't go wrong.
Llevo intentando encontrar "El desayuno de los campeones" de este mismo autor al menos tres años, y no hay modo.
Este libro me lo regaló mi cuñado por mi cumpleaños. Se trata de un libro de relatos cortos ilustrado con dibujos del mismo Vonnegut. A mí, por definición, no me gustan los relatos cortos porque me dejan con ganas de más. Pero algunos de estos relatos son buenísimos y te mantienen en vilo (como el de "El key club de Ed Luby") y otros son "simplemente" buenos. La verdad es que merece la pena leerlos. Me gustó también mucho uno de ellos, el que trataba de un trabajador un poco muerto de asco en su trabajo que descubre una vida nueva gracias a una compañera nueva; y es que todo depende del ángulo con que se mire.
Este libro me lo regaló mi cuñado por mi cumpleaños. Se trata de un libro de relatos cortos ilustrado con dibujos del mismo Vonnegut. A mí, por definición, no me gustan los relatos cortos porque me dejan con ganas de más. Pero algunos de estos relatos son buenísimos y te mantienen en vilo (como el de "El key club de Ed Luby") y otros son "simplemente" buenos. La verdad es que merece la pena leerlos. Me gustó también mucho uno de ellos, el que trataba de un trabajador un poco muerto de asco en su trabajo que descubre una vida nueva gracias a una compañera nueva; y es que todo depende del ángulo con que se mire.
I enjoyed most of the stories in this collection. But my highest praise goes to: "Ed Luby's Key Club," "Hall of Mirrors," "The Nice Little People," "The Petrified Ants," and "Look at the Birdie."
Particularly, "The Nice Little People" and "The Petrified Ants" represent Vonnegut's true genius. They are short, simple little stories that in the end pack punches of true cynic, satirical, and social genius. If you read this collection for JUST those two stories, you will not have wasted your time. (Of course, no time is wasted that is spent reading Vonnegut.)
Particularly, "The Nice Little People" and "The Petrified Ants" represent Vonnegut's true genius. They are short, simple little stories that in the end pack punches of true cynic, satirical, and social genius. If you read this collection for JUST those two stories, you will not have wasted your time. (Of course, no time is wasted that is spent reading Vonnegut.)