God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian

Product Description<br/><br/><br/>Only Vonnegut could make death, and our aversion to it, a comic adventure. Here he skips back and forth between life and the afterlife as if the difference between them were slight. In thirty-some "interviews" - with Isaac Newton, Clarence Darrow, Eugene Debs, John Brown, Adolf Hitler, William Shakespeare and, among others, a nonentity who died while rescuing his schnauzer from a pit bull - Vonnegut trips down "the blue tunnel to the pearly gates" in the guise of a roving reporter for public radio. All the qualities that make Vonnegut an inimitable voice - his irreverence, humor, love of humanity, and power to make readers stop and think - permeate this book of vignettes.<br/>"Highly entertaining. Vonnegut provides his answer to the old question: what's heaven for?" (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)<br/><br/><br/>From the Publisher<br/><br/><br/>1 1-hour cassettes<br/><br/><br/>From AudioFile<br/><br/><br/>One author. One narrator. One tape. Classic Vonnegut. This very short book chronicles Vonnegut's "near-death experiences" administered by Dr. Kevorkian. The author interviews notables such as Shakespeare, Newton, and Clarence Darrow, in addition to regular people, on their way to heaven. (According to the book, there is no hell.) Scott Brick is excellent, and his smooth, sly voice is perfect for this author. Brick jumps right into the satire and leads us through some unique experiences. He hits every joke and uses his deep voice to accentuate Vonnegut's philosophical side, as well. This is one book that you really wish were longer. R.I.G. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine--<br/>Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine