Harrison Bergeron [short story]

Very short, but its awesomeness is inversely proportionate to its length. Less than halfway through and I was captivated, and I was smiling right on through the ending (which is saying something about my enjoyment of this story, since the ending wasn't exactly "happily ever after").

Това е късичък разказ за общество, в което е постигнато тотално равенство, като се утежнява животът на по-надарените, красивите носят маски, бързите - тежести и т.н.

Вонегът го замисля като подигравка с философията на свободата и най-вече с героите на Айн Ранд, но честно казано се съмнявам, че левичарското му късогледство му позволява да види иронията трийсетина години по-късно, когато подигравките му почват show more да се превръщат в обществена реалност. show less

Very short, but its awesomeness is inversely proportionate to its length. Less than halfway through and I was captivated, and I was smiling right on through the ending (which is saying something about my enjoyment of this story, since the ending wasn't exactly "happily ever after").

Classic Vonnegut:
an inelegant Sci Fi story with low Sci clunkiness on a major supposition to ponder. Memorable.

My son read this in school and mentioned it to me.... I tend to try to read things my son mentions, because he's a reluctant reader--thus, I try to engage him, maybe spark an interest in reading more, by reading the things he's read.

This was definitely interesting. I appreciated the brevity. It seems like a rather typical futuristic, dark times story. Just a new spin on it. I found it somewhat compelling. I'm not usually a fan of Vonnegut's writing style, but I did enjoy this piece!

Vonnegut at his pithy, snarky, best. One rather obvious solution to making society more equal is to handicap anyone who excels. It isn't a good solution, however.

Vonnegut at his pithy, snarky, best. One rather obvious solution to making society more equal is to handicap anyone who excels. It isn't a good solution, however.