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Fates Worse Than Death | 
| Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 50495
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0425134067
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.54
EAN: 9780425134061
ASIN: 0425134067
Publication Date: September 1, 1992
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Condition: PAPERBACK-NO SPINE CREASE, TIGHT BINDING-BOTTOM EDGE OF BOOK HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO MOISTURE SO THERE IS SOME WINKLES-NO TEARS OR MARKINGS-NO REMAINDER MARK
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The author of Slaughterhouse Five presents a collection of essays and reminiscences, offering a self-portrait that assesses his own life and the current state of the world. Reprint. NYT.
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 Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons III December 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read Kurt Vonnegut--not for his stories (though fun and interesting and. . .)--but to see how he thinks. For me, the three books of collected (mostly) non-fiction: "Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons", "Palm Sunday", and this are his cream. God Bless you, Kurt Vonnegut; thanks for your gadget!
The fate we may face November 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
FATES is Vonnegut near his best. Fully exhibiting a deft ability to shift through subjects, decades, moods and viewpoints, the work is a tour de force. Subtitled "A Collage of the 80s" it, like all of his better works, is a collage of his life and much more. Written during the "don't worry, be happy" Reagan era, the author reveals deep concern over the direction of this nation and the world, and offers personal glimpses of human suffering in Africa and Southeast Asia which reveal a profound humanitarianism. Asked to contribute to a 1988 time capsule destined for our heirs a century hence, he wrote that we should have carved this in "great big letters on a Grand Canyon wall," WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE SAVED OURSELVES, BUT WERE TOO DAMNED LAZY TO TRY VERY HARD. And then the afterthought, AND TOO DAMNED CHEAP. Something to think about as we count the probable cost of taming global warming, if it isn't already too late.
Enjoyable Autobiography June 18, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The closest V ever came to autobiography. A collection of essays, borrowed quotes, speeches, poems and other nonfiction. Much more interesting than his other nonfiction work mostly because of the biographical stuff and his musings on mental illness, drugs, war and the inherent sadness and difficulties of life. Cynical but humane and a definite must read for any V fan.
Vonnegut induces multiple male orgasms in males... May 13, 2007
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
and it felt good. let me tell you it was a mind opener this book. i came five times and held the book up in praise while doing it hard and raw. do yourself a favor and pick up this, ridiculously funny and insightful, man's literature.
Peek Into Vonnegut's Head July 29, 2003
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
These essays give us a rare look in to the mind of a genius. He expounds on subjects ranging from mental illness, family relationships, death and war. Sounds depressing, but an optimism shows through. Vonnegut masterfully points out the adsurdity around us and shines the light of sanity on it. The essays are as relevant and mind opening today as they were when he wrote them over a decade ago. Although this is not the Veonnegut work I would recommend to someone unfamiliar with his work, anyone will benefit from reading it.
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