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I read Cat's Cradle in freshman college English and have lived with Vonnegut as a continual presence in my life ever since. Thought that I would never again read something new by him. But look! Brand new, unpublished material to savor and reminisce. A lovely trip down memory lane, even if nothing in this book comes close to Vonnegut at his greatest.


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Look at the Birdie Unpublished Short Fiction Kurt Vonnegut 9780385343718 Books Reviews

A very entertaining collection. Nice short reads; fully realized stories.
Not always predictable, not always sweet, not always serious, not always happy, this is a collection of a little bit of everything. All well written.
Much better than the last two bits of material. These are stories from the front end of his climb to becoming the best American writer since Twain. The other stuff I'd heard before but read greedily like a man thirsting for his last breath. While these stories don't equal his best known works, they are worth the time of someone who has idolized the man and his writing. But if that is true, you probably aren't reading this. Give it a whirl, what have you got to lose?
While not equal to his greatest works, these short stories were mostly very good and thought provoking. "Hello Red" in particular, was among the best.
Just wow. Full disclosure I love Kurt Vonnegut, but I was hesitant about this book since it was post-mortem and not the first (or the last) of its kind. I expected to enjoy some of the stories, but I ended up loving this book. Vonnegut is the master of short stories, and of all the collections of his I've read, I think this one shows that the best. I loved it so much that I have since gifted copies to others, something I don't usually do with Vonnegut. If you think you'd like this book, chances are you'll love it.
As one would expect, these are brilliant stories crisply told, obviously earlier works well polished. Vonnegut had an eye for character and an ear for dialogue, and a wonderful, often whimsical sense of setting and story line. What is missing in almost all of these stories is that oddity, or suspension of belief required in satirical -- or any -- science fiction. Missing but not missed. These stories sparkle with humor and delicately recreated observation of various aspects of human nature. they adhere to the concept that what is truly interesting is what people think and do. They are delicious from start to finish, and make us hope there are more byrued treasures in Vonnegut's ouvre wairing to be uncovered!
To be brief, this collection of unpublished short fiction is a must read for anyone who has ever felt that the works of Kurt Vonnegut spoke to them in any way.

Unlike the short story collection released last year "Armageddon in Retrospect" this collection features about a dozen stories that explore what the novels of Vonnegut were all about...namely, the needs of people to connect with each other and with the world around them. These stories run the gammut of human strengths and weaknesses with characters that are vivid and leave a lasting impression. Gone are the rants about humans and their capacity to wage war, instead these stories focus on loneliness, corruption, betrayal, poverty, and a number of other situations about the human condition with a hopefulness and mildly uplifting view of mankind that is what helped make Vonnegut's stories so great.

Highly recommended!!!
I read Cat's Cradle in freshman college English and have lived with Vonnegut as a continual presence in my life ever since. Thought that I would never again read something new by him. But look! Brand new, unpublished material to savor and reminisce. A lovely trip down memory lane, even if nothing in this book comes close to Vonnegut at his greatest.