Welcome to the Monkey House

Traversed this short story collection at a very glacial pace, I'm aware lol. This was a lovely read to pick up! I'm very glad this was the Vonnegut I sought out this after the astounding Slaughterhouse-Five, because there is great versatility at play here. We have the gleefully cosmic and cynical alongside character-driven and devastatingly real, the earnest alongside the ulterior. Unfortunately, there are some duds, some problematic elements that are certainly a product of their time, and so on. However, the highs are so gripping and ecstatic and wonderful that it more than warrants this score. Individual short story ratings below. ????


Where I Live - 5/10
Harrison Bergeron - 10/10
Who Am I This Time - 8/10
Welcome To The Monkey House - 5-6/10
Long Walk To Forever - 8/10
The Foster Portfolio - 9-10/10
Miss Temptation - 9-10/10
All The King's Horses - 10/10
Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog - 7/10
New Dictionary - 8/10
Next Door - 9/10
More Stately Mansions - 9/10
The Hyannis Port Story - 6/10
DP - 10/10
Report on the Barnhouse Effect - 9-10/10
The Euphio Question - 9-10/10
Go Back To Your Precious Wife And Son - 8-9/10
Deer in the Works - 9/10
The Lie - 9/10
Unready to Wear - 9-10/10
The Kid Nobody Could Handle - 9/10
EPICAC - 7-8/10
Adam - 8/10
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - 9/10