Welcome to the Monkey House (Best of Playboy Fiction, Vol 2)

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Summary: SHORT STORIES????? These are all INGENIOUS tales!!!!!
Review: I have read a couple Vonnegut books and was hesitant to read his short stories. However, I was far from let down. I planned on reading one a day...but couldnt put it down. I really wanted to stop but they was such an assortment I couldn't wait to see what I was going to happen next. My personal favorites were "A Long Walk To Forever" and "Who Am I This Time?". These stories make you feel like you are there because Vonnegut has such a beautiful style of writing that sets the atmosphere!! I'm not into love stories and I knew what was going to happen, but "Long Walk" it gave me a great feeling to read the story and really got an awesome reaction out of me. "Who Am I" was incredible because it makes us think about ourselves as having some attributes of the characters in that we all serve as actors in our own life. It really made you look at the influences on your actions and who you really are and WHY YOU ACT THE WAY YOU DO!!!

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Summary: Lots of good stories here
Review: But I have to say Vonnegut would cringe if I, like another reviewer on this page, wrote that I feel like I'm watching TV when I read his stories. The way Vonnegut feels about TV, this is not a compliment. Speaking of TV, read Vonnegut's "Euphio Effect" in this collection. It's a nice satire, I feel, on TV's addictive quality. Second only to Harrison Bergeron.

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Summary: Classic
Review: Worth the money just for "Harrison Bergeron," the greatest science fiction story of all time, and my favorite of all genres. It's the perfect story: short, funny, makes its point obvious without being preachy, and includes a scene (where the two main characters, freed from society's imposed handicaps, literally reach for the sky) that stays in your mind forever. If I manage to ever write a story half this good...well, I'm dreaming, I suppose, but this story remains my inspiration every time I sit down to write.

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Summary: Welcome to the Monkey House takes me places.
Review: Welcome to the Monkey House takes me to places both mentally and emotionally. I have never been a big reader but a friend had mentioned the book. He said that it was a good read. I have to disagree with him. It was an ecellent read! I loved the first story to the last. Kurt hits every string with perfect cord. I feel like I'm watching T.V. when I read his stories. He describes in great detail the surroundings but lets you feel the emotions for yourself. "A Long Walk to Forever" is a great example; the magazine she is holding when he comes to the door, to the orchard they walk to; yet the ending takes you to the point that you know exactly what happens without Kurt having to tell you a thing. I truly believe that this is the best I'll ever read!

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Summary: How tragic...I only have one copy
Review: This book is among my 10 favorite. This book has a story for every mood. Harrison Bergeron debates true equality, Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow focuses on the aged and their overwhelming numbers, and Firehouse Harris just discusses a man who is satisfied with his arrangement with life. All the stories within are so simple and yet, so developed, formed, and well-delivered that the only word that blankets this book is "elegance".

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Summary: Vonnegut rocks my world baby
Review: Kurt Vonnegut's short stories reflect on his coming of age. The reason of his pessism is that his mother commited suicide and and tried many times. I know; it is sad. Anywho, he is one of the best science fiction writer. All in all, Vonnegut uses a good sense of imagination

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Summary: outstanding
Review: this book was amazing. All his stories land right on target and and with incredible accurecy. Vonnegut understands the human condition more then any other writer out thier today. A must read for any fan of Vonnegut.

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Summary: The Long Walk to Forever.
Review: C'mon..How could "The Long Walk to Forever" not be one of the best short stories ever written? The way it ends, kind of abrubtly, with the clipped, "She ran to him, put her arms around him, could not speak" is at once beautiful and natural. I dunno. I'm a huge fan, so I'm probably likely to enjoy most of his stuff, but this especially made me remember the book. Other highlights include: Who Am I This Time, and Epicac. Strongly recommended.

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Summary: The heart experiences tragedy, the mind enjoys enlightenment
Review: Vonnegut's portrait of the universe is painted with every emotion, every hope, and every fear that man can have. Welcome to the Monkey House contains some of the best short stories ever written. When we journey into Harrison Bergeron we feel the possibilities of our very demise, fear our own greatness, and triumphantly remember what it is to be free. Who Am I This Time?, (My personal favorite) brings a whole new perspective to real life. It asks us who we really are and questions our ability to change. This is a good quality in any book. And finaly, the title story, Welcome to the Monkey House. This story is a celebration of our sexual drives and our true needs as human beings. It sheds the proper negative light on those who oppress sexuality in all its forms. Billy the poet (the main character) goes around and frees women from the strongholds of sexual oppression by depriving them of their birth/pleasure control and then teaching them about sex. The story is amazing. It brings to light so many American ways that we may not even realize we have. I recomend this book to anyone who likes sex, poetry, love, drama, and to anyone who has a brain and a heart. Thank You

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Summary: This is great for the whole family
Review: My wife, son, and daughter really got a kick reading this. Unlike most fictions, this one really has a great plot. In fact, my son took it to school and read it to the whole class. I strongly recommend this for everyone who enjoys great porn.