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This is the third collection of Vonnegut's early work, following Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) and Armageddon in Retrospect (2008). Most of the stories are typical examples of late 1950s black humor. "Confido" is an audio device that whispers a bitchy commentary on the shortcomings of the owner's real friends, like an inner Joan Rivers. In "Fubar," a marginalized office worker's life is upended by a new se...Log In or Sign Up to Read More