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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this book combines tragedy with comic relief in a really interesting way. To have 2 such conflicting attitudes sounds like it may make it hard but I think the sort of pendulum to it all helped add impact throughout
I do wish I had read this quicker, I think the idea of slipping through time would've been felt all the more if I had simply made more time for the book and would reccomend to others to read it in a shorter span of time if able
Lots of ideas sound odd on paper (such as the lack of conventiona structure and tragedy blended with humorous prose) but I think vonnegut did a great job of pulling it off and it ultimately kept me really invested in the story of Billy, told through a series of snapshots of his life.
I think the highlights for me were either Derby becoming a character or the war happening in reverse
I do wish I had read this quicker, I think the idea of slipping through time would've been felt all the more if I had simply made more time for the book and would reccomend to others to read it in a shorter span of time if able
Lots of ideas sound odd on paper (such as the lack of conventiona structure and tragedy blended with humorous prose) but I think vonnegut did a great job of pulling it off and it ultimately kept me really invested in the story of Billy, told through a series of snapshots of his life.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was just odd… like so odd. I’m not sure how it became a classic.
The only real explanation I could come up with for the time jumping and alien stuff was Billy’s brain trying to protect him from what was happening in the present (WWII).
It wasn’t a terrible read. But there isn’t exactly a cohesive plot.
The only real explanation I could come up with for the time jumping and alien stuff was Billy’s brain trying to protect him from what was happening in the present (WWII).
It wasn’t a terrible read. But there isn’t exactly a cohesive plot.