Nobody:
Kurt Vonnegut: 'I can construct an ethical argument for rape.'

But seriously, this is a good book. Kurt uses science fiction to create reductio ad absurdum's that explore human nature and morality. Brilliantly insightful, both thoughtful and thought provoking.

I shall add this to my list of 'Books Absolutely Everybody Should Read'.

This man was a genius!!!! And ---a loving Husband -father! One heck of a decent human being!!!

A few stories were soooooooooooooooooo good, that I was wishing I could 'go-back' and change a few things about my College days. I would have loved to be talking about this book in a College Class. I'm ready now!!!!!

I'm really happy I won this book. I could have missed it. THANK YOU --THANK YOU ---THANK YOU ---to whom ever 'picked' my name as a 'first read'.

I enjoyed reading other reviews --early this morning 3am ...(wonderful).

Here is a little something I'll add which I have not read in other reviews.

The copy of the book (in my hands) ---is "The Special Edition" --"Building The Monkey House" by Gregory D. Sumner. It was a treat 'added' to this book.
I love what he wrote about Kurt Vonnegut:

It was a time when Kurt --himself was having an 'add-on' built to his home. He needed a place for quiet to write. He and his wife had 6 kids. (3 of their own --3 where his sisters after she died). ---

This I the type of man he was: (he had a very unglamorous way about him). He worked hard --'showing-up' for work. He said:
"Mechanics fix automobiles" he once observed. Carpenters build houses. Storytellers use a reader's leisure time in such a way that the reader will not feel that his time has been wasted".

Some stories are 3-star, many are 5-star. Overall, this is an insanely good collection. Here are my favorites:

• Harrison Bergeron
• Welcome to the Monkey House
• Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog
• The Euphio Question
• EPICAC

Vonnegut always brings the satire, wit, and speculation.

A compilation of short stories, delicious and delightful with a light touch of makes us human.

I love these short stories; I think they're my favorite of Vonnegut's writing. Some are contemporary and some are set in the future. They're all so well-written and memorable, and Vonnegut's voice is unique.

I remember reading the title story in Playboy but I don't remember any others. I'm sure I read 'em all though. A long time ago... Date read is approximate. I'm verging on Foxy Grandpa territory now.

This was a summer reading assignment for me in high school and I remember being hooked by Vonnegut's social satire. I loved his imaginative stories, humor, and slightly sci-fi plots to portray human pitfalls. The book left we pondering considerably and hungry for more Vonnegut and I soon read every one of his novels. Recently I reread the collection of short stories and it wasn't the amazing book I remember from my youth, many of his warnings about humanity are old news now. But as a youth I was highly effected by his views and I still think he is a good story teller.

This was the first collection of short fiction I read by Kurt Vonnegut. He'd been introduced to me by friends in high school who raved about Cat's Cradle, but beyond that one book I don't believe I read anything by him again until college. As with most short story collections, some are very good, some not so good.

Advocates rape.

0 stars.

Welcome to the Monkey House is the best collection of stories I've read.

Rating it accurately is as difficult as ever. Should it be based off of the best stories? Or all of them? I don't know.

What I do know is: Harrison Bergeron, Welcome to the Monkey House, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, EPICAC, Where I Live, and The Euphio Question are some of the best shorts ever written.

Much like Vonnegut's other novels, they're strangely scientific with quirky characters, great dialogue, and plenty of comedic moments.

The rest of the stories weren't so great to write about. Some of them are pretty out there, though, if that's your thing...

25 short stories that are satirical and thought-provoking about social conditions and norms. I liked Epicac the best or it made me laugh the most.

The most haunting thing about this collection is that the nature of humanity stares at you in the face through these ridiculous, sometimes verging of science fiction stories. And it's a very scary thing for an author be able to hold up a mirror to humanity and say, "Here, that's you. Do you see it?"

Short stories ranked with all favorites having brief descriptions of reasons I liked them (spoiler, I liked this whole collection but I have less to say about the others):
"The Manned Missiles" - Okay, so I'm a bit confused as to why I liked this one better than the title story or even "Harrison Bergeron," but this story made me unexpectedly feel more than any of the others. I think it had a lot to do with the way these fathers' boys are described and how we got a sense of their personalities. Anyways, highly recommend.
"Welcome to the Monkey House" - Wow, Kurt Vonnegut really found a way to comment on the amount of rape that happened in the past and continues to happen.
"Harrison Bergeron" - I can't even begin to describe my emotions toward this short story. It's so, so heartbreaking. Mostly the first three short stories I've ranked are tied.
"Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" - Okay, this is a crazy one, but humorous.
"The Foster Portfolio" - The ending of this one had me fully invested in how Vonnegut paints character portraits.
"Report on the Barnhouse Effect" - This one is one of my favorite science fiction stories for sure. I love how Vonnegut can make such absurd scenarios scientific.
"EPICAC" - This one, too, is absurd and heartbreaking.
"Who Am I This Time?" - This is a surprising favorite. The premise doesn't sound interesting, but I truly loved it. It was, indeed, very clever.
"Unready to Wear" - This one is so haunting, exploring the question of what would happen if humanity could leave bodies behind. I could see this being a book, and I'm very sad it isn't.
"The Euphio Question" - Ah, a short story about profiting off of potentially dangerous, life-altering schemes. Where have I seen that storyline before? Excuse me while I check the news headlines and list all of them.
"Next Door" - I also was surprised by how much I loved this one. The child is like an absurd hero, but the situation goes wrong. Very clever.
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" - Again, returning to the idea of the burden of the bodies. The overcrowding.
"More Stately Mansions"
"Long Walk to Forever"
"All the King's Horses"
"Adam"
"The Hyannis Port Story"
"The Kid Nobody Could Handle"
"Where I Live"
"New Dictionary"
"Deer in the Works"
"The Lie"
"Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son"
"Miss Temptation"