Fates Worse Than Death: An Autobiographical Collage, (Paperback)

from Pferdina

I used to be more of a Vonnegut fan. In high school I read nearly all of his novels, starting with The Sirens of Titan, which was assigned in English class one year. But, in later years, I find him too cranky and too pessimistic. As an adult now, I know already that the world is a mess and that w...

from AliceAnna

A fairly innocuous set of essays, some pushing his liberal agenda (and I'm not saying that in a bad way), some about his war experiences and most very autobiographical in nature. I appreciated that he stated his debt to Mr. Twain. It's something that I've noted more than once. Overall, a nice div...

from Darrol

As an autobiographical miscellany, this book is a little unsatisfactory aesthetically. There is some very good material in this however--about mental illness, addiction, extended family. Vonnegut is a little hard to peg philosophically/religiously. Albeit, quite probably atheist, he is not scornf...

from DoubleL

a collection of vonnegut's speeches and essays from the 1980's as well as just little personal snippets. absoloutly heart breaking with vonnegut's classic kindness and brutality and humor.

from DanielSTJ

This was amazing. The scope and the content were sublime in their conception and I was thoroughly entertained, educated, and satisfied. I cannot find fault with this book. This came at such a time where Vonnegut was reflecting on the nature of his life, his work, and the planet. Overall, a necess...