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Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut


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Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut

 
Description: ISBN 0385333501 / Author: Kurt Vonnegut / Genre: Fiction / Excellent and varied short stories.

Newest Review: ... and I absolutely love it!!!!!! Personal Favourites ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ... more

 ... title for the book comes from one of my favourite of the stories. In Welcome to the Monkey House we are immersed into a world of overpopulation. The Government forces the people to take pills which numb the lower halves of their bodies. The premise behind this is that as sex is no longer enjoyable then people will no longer engage in it and thus world population will decline. The people are also encouraged to visit Federal Ethical Suicide Parlours in order to voluntarily remove themselves from the over-crowded world. ...more

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Premium Review Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut: Satirical Short Stories (937 words)
by - written on 17/03/07 (Very useful, 2165 readings)
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Welcome to the Monkey House ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I first discovered Kurt Vonnegut through Welcome to the Monkey House when I was working in America. My friend Carrie-Ann raved about the book and insisted that I read it. Vonnegut is classified as a contemporary American writer and his style can broadly be described as an odd cross between satire and science fiction. Now I am not a science fiction fan in any shape or form, but I loved these stories and I don't think that sci-fi phobic's should be put off. Welcome to the Monkey House is an unusual collection of around 25 wicked short stories which were first published as a collection ...  Read the complete review

 

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