Look at the Birdie: Unpublished Short Fiction Audiobook

" What can I say? It's a book of short stories that read like shortened versions of Vonnegut's novels. They're sad, they're happy, they're cynical, they're hopeful. They're everything Vonnegut's writing is, just compacted. You can't go wrong. "

" My first Vonnegut read; now I'm curious about the rest of his works. The individual stories pull you in immediately, yet there is a connective thread throughout the collection. Enjoy! "

" The stories contain in this book are phenomenal. "

" Unfortunately, there is a common thread to most of these posthumous 'unpublished short fiction' collections -- there are reasons the stories included were never published. While there are a few interesting pieces in here, and they may provide some slight insight into the author behind them, overall these aren't a tremendous addition to the body of work that Vonnegut had published while he was still alive. "

" Vonnegut in his pre-Raymond Carver short story mode, sans Gordon Lish. Enjoyable collection that gives some early insight into Vonnegut. "

" As my recent reading indicates, I love Vonnegut. This book, a collection of short stories he never published, was a mixed bag. Some of the stories were up to his standards (indeed, some were fantastic), but I also get the feeling that he never published some of them because they were, frankly, not very good. Recommended for someone who has already read a lot of Vonnegut and wants more, but it should not be a priority. "

" My quick review...Vonnegut = Gold! Unpublished short stories from very early in his career. A welcome addition to his body of published work. And they've included some of his original sketches as well! "

" Half of these stories are quite good. The other other half are so-so. But's KV! Any KV fan should read this and enjoy it. Maybe the best part is the letter KV wrote to Miller Harris in the beginning. "

" This book was amazing! The stories were wonderful, surprising, charming, witty, and delightful. I highly recommend it. "

" These were released posthumously, so it may mean that Kurt didn't think they were good enough to put out. I don't know for sure. But if that's the case, Kurt's less stellar stories, are still great. "

" I really did love it. I found myself skipping a couple of them, though. They weren't all great, but most were. "

" thought that unpublished short fiction automatically meant that these stories were gonna suck. but they were all beautiful. beautifully written. never boring and always special. "

" I have a general rule to avoid posthumous releases of Music and Writing. I should have stuck to it. There is usually a good reason the creator did not release something. That reason usually being it is not too good. "

" Great short story writing by one of my favorite authors. "

" really good. I've read a few short stories by Vonnegut but to read a whole collection wad great. short bursts of sarcasm, irony and cynicism. "

" Vonnegut's imagination is brilliant and the stories' morals are apt and interesting. Still, some of the stories are not his best work - too obvious and lacking Vonnegut's noteworthy wit. "

" Nice to read these early stories and see Vonnegut settling in to his craft. "

" Bizarre and inconsistent, but any author who uses "boozily" as an adjective deserves at least four stars. "

" Wonderful stuff if not as fully fleshed out as his published novels and stories. A great reminder of the brilliance of this incomparable writer. Definitely not FUBAR... "

" If you've already read everything else Vonnegut, you won't be sorry you read this too. "

" Ashamed to admit this was my first time reading Vonnegut. Great read for a long road trip "

" nice short collection of unpublished short stories by kurt vonnegut. i've enjoyed nearly everything i've ready by vonnegut and this is no exception. there were a few stories that i kinda glazed over at the end but most of them were fun to read. "

" Excellent book. My favorite story is Ed Luby's Key Club. "

" Not his best... I think these would have been better with some editing. Might be the reason they were unpublished? "

" Another collection of short stories unpublished in his lifetime. Not as good as those found in his "While Mortals Sleep". Several endings needed further work which may explain why Vonnegut chose not to publish them. Good, imaginative writing, however. "

" Though short stories aren't usually my thing, Vonnegut can do no wrong in my book. "

" I read "Petrified ants" before reading this collection. I feel "Petrified ants" is the weakest of the stories. The others are great vignettes, which could perhaps have been made into short novels. Enjoyable nonetheless. "

" Interesting and thought provoking series of short stories. "

" what's not to love. short, pure intellectual fancies and sweet wisdoms from the master. "

" I loved virtually every short story in this collection. Many would have been great to use in Alfred Hitchcock Presents and/or The Twilight Zone. "

" It was hard to get through, but I think that's more me than the book. "

" This is really a 3.5. A collection of pretty cool short stories. However the book is worth buying for 2 specifically, "Hello, Red" and "The Good Explainer". Typically Vonnegut. "

" Fun short stories, good for toilet reading. "