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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
One sentence synopsis... Billy Pilgrim’s “unstuck in time” travels from the fire bombings in Dresden to the alien planet of Tralfamadore. .
Read it if you like... ‘Fahrenheit 451’, ‘Catch-22’, other modern classics with names and numbers as the title. .
Dream casting... Unfortunately I had recently seen ‘1917’ so I could only picture George MacKay as Billy Pilgrim and Dean-Charles Chapman as Roland Weary.
Read it if you like... ‘Fahrenheit 451’, ‘Catch-22’, other modern classics with names and numbers as the title. .
Dream casting... Unfortunately I had recently seen ‘1917’ so I could only picture George MacKay as Billy Pilgrim and Dean-Charles Chapman as Roland Weary.
This book just proves that it is difficult for me to read a book which is not entirely about the characters and the plot but something that the story points to indirectly. I am kind of a literal reader. I may have to read this one again.
With what might be the greatest opening line, Vonnegut began a hysterical, ridiculous, devastating, biting, and brilliant story that ends with an equally great line.
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Excrement, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Rape
dark
funny
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Honestly can’t believe I’ve gone this long without reading this .. so so good & beautiful.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A disconcerting and disturbing piece of brilliance. A unique deconstruction of determinism, trauma and wartime justification of horrors wrapped in wit. Slaughterhouse-Five is a see-saw of dry, dark humour and stark examinations of the above, with both elements balanced expertly across the novel, which sits somewhere between a short novel and a novella.
Not one for those who find unresolved or ambiguous endings frustrating. It’s not clear if the more sci-fi elements of the book actually happened or not, with elements from within the fantastical scenes seemingly borrowed from other parts of the protagonist’s experiences. Vonnegut leaves the ultimate truth of the story up to the reader to decide, although my interpretation is that the Tralfamadorian abduction is a fantasy born from attempting to cope with PTSD and head trauma.
If you’re looking for something thought-provoking, complex, witty, ambiguous and snappy, this is your next book.