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by Kurt Vonnegut (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (2 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099282968
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099282969
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 45,860 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For this unusual collection, Kurt Vonnegut has selected 24 of his favourite stories never published before in book form. Included are "Any Reasonable Offer", "The Powder Blue Dragon", "Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp" and "Lovers Anonymous".

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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining collection of short stories, 21 Jul 2004
By Mark Klobas (Tempe, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book offers an entertaining set of Vonnegut's previously uncollected short stories, most of which were written in the 1950s and early 1960s. While the quality of the tales is not as good as those in his previously published Welcome to the Monkey House, anybody who is a fan of Vonnegut's work, or even someone who simply likes good stories, will enjoy this book.

Yet like all good fiction, Vonnegut's work is as valuable for its insights as for its ability to entertain. While the stories collected here are in a variety of genres, one theme does emerge from them - the hunger for distinction. From the title story to 'The Package', 'The Powder-Blue Dragon' to 'Runaways,' many of the stories are about people seeking something that distinguishes them from the rest of their world, usually something that is artificial or external to who they are. That these searches usually end in folly for the characters appears to illustrate Vonnegut's point - it is who we are as people that matters, not the trinkets we buy or the poses we adopt. Though hardly radical today, it is a point that offers an interesting contrast to the consumer-driven age that spawned such tales.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A must for any Vonnegut fan., 18 Dec 2000
By hlmp100@york.ac.uk (York, England) - See all my reviews
This book is a collection of Vonnegut's early short stories that have never been published in book form before. Some of them display his interest in science fiction, such as the excellent "2BR02B", whilst others cover the same sort of ground as seen in his more human novels such as "Deadeye Dick". His style, as always, is very laid back and easy to read, but what really makes him stand out from other modern writers is his ability to make the reader think about the issues raised long after the book has been finished.
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4.0 out of 5 stars NO KILGORE TROUT?, 8 Aug 2005
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These are good short stories, but don't expect anything even close to the quality of his novels.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Almost excellent selection of Vonnegut's other short stories
This is a collection of short stories that were not featured in the much ealier volume "Welcome to the Monkey House" but that does not mean they are inferior. Read more
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