While Mortals Sleep

Unpublished Short Fiction

De: Kurt Vonnegut

Narrado por: Norman Dietz

Kurt Vonnegut made his mark as one of America’s most influential writers with novels such as Slaughterhouse Five, named one of the 100 best English-language novels by Time. Published posthumously, While Mortals Sleep is a collection of 16 short stories, written early in Vonnegut’s career, that further cements his status as an American literary icon.

©2011 The Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Trust (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

Vonnegut

Vonnegut without any holds barred is extremely refreshing stuff, particularly after all the self-censorship in these very politically-prickly days. His is a voice we can trust because it is unafraid to speak out against injustice and cruelty.

how about story titles?

it's a book of short stories and the story titles are not in the table of contents. it's not one chapter power story either. Voice acting was great. The writing style is a bit old fashioned.

Vonnegut is a Master

The flow of the book is amazing and stories weave in and out. You see them develop and just enjoy the ride.

Did not hold my interest

A few good stories. Many felt old. Others felt incomplete. Some just downright weird. Overall, not for me. I wasn’t motivated to complete the collection. Narration felt tiresome and slow. Had to increase speed to get through the stories I did complete.

How difficult it was to follow

I just could not stay interested, nor could I determine if I was listening to several short stories, or was just not getting it. I love Vonnegut, but I'd give this one a pass.

old stories before he got to be the KV I've loved

I am Kurt Vonnegut fan, have been for 30+ years but was so dissapointed to find these stores were pulled from long, long ago (IMHO) before KV became the writer I love. Nothing wrong with just being 'old' but the pazazzz of KV wasn't yet developed.. I feel I wasted a token getting these short stories. Narrator did great job, just the KV I know wasn't there! sorry to have to say this and I remain a Vonnegut fan, just not a fan of 'While Mortals Sleep'. I still recommend KV, get them, enjoy them.... just not this one.

Not worth a credit

The performance is poor. The writing is not fully realized Vonnegut (id recommend staying away from his short stories). The audio mixing is to laugh at. The beginning of the chapter while mortals sleep jumped between all the different words on the page, resulting in an unintelligible word salad. Not as bad as a stroke, but pretty close.