Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace, (Paperback)

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This was a solid assembly of short works by Kurt Vonnegut. Some of them are really good and others fall by the wayside. Nevertheless, it is an important collection and, for those who enjoy the man's works, it should be read. The introduction is also highly illuminating, written by his son, about ...

from love2laf

Sad, hopeful, thoughtful, and mind blowing. Vonnegut has always been a favourite of mine, but this book is simply amazing. Most especially, the very first piece, a copy of a letter he sent home after he had been missing in action for months. Despite being brought to tears many times, the balance ...

from fidchivers

A collection of stories and essays by one of my favorite authors. Most are based on his experiences as a POW in Dresden, and in the time right afterwards. Several seem like attempts to craft his experiences into a story of some sort, and as the stories are undted, you wonder if these were early a...

from NLspellcheck

While the book as a whole goes by in a flash, there are one or two stories that really made me laugh. I still smile thinking of them today. The situations Vonnegut places his characters in seem fantastic, but he gives them real emotion and a down-to-earth appeal. The rest of the stories are quite...

from nemoman

This is an uneven collection of writings as are most posthumous collections. Nevertheless the writing is quintessentially Vonnegut. The title reflects the book's loose theme; it contains recollections and stories tied to his wartime experiences in the Battle of the Bulge and as a POW in Dresden d...