A review by christalbotheindl
Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction by Kurt Vonnegut, Peter J. Reed

2.0

I wish I never read this. I didn't need to know what a racist and sexist writer Vonnegut used to be. Really yikes. The Preface by Peter Reed excuses it as a sign of the times; Vonnegut is more concerned about the quality of the stories than the contents being racist and sexist. I will say that all of these were published well after my great-grandparents and grandparents mixed races and all the women in my family of color worked outside the house. So while it may be a "sign of the times," let's be clear that it is the white times people are referring to.

If you are Japanese, Chinese, or Black - really don't read this. Indigenous folks, he refers to you as "redskins" at least once. Women, you are apparently to be manipulated by your husbands to do as they wish and that's that. Disappointing. I'm giving a second star for something that Vonnegut said in the Preface that might make me a better writer and for no other reason.