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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I can understand why it’s a classic, but it’s also not a book that super speaks to me personally.
The way time was approached was really interesting and I think it does a pretty good job representing ptsd and dissociation. You could never quite tell where and when Billie Pilgrim actually was and that was really the coolest part of the whole thing.
Overall, pretty good. Slightly bizarre, and to say it’s a book about the fire bombing of Dresden feels like a misrepresentation. The bombing was only explicitly talked about towards the end of the book, and even then it felt like a book much more about the experience of ptsd than Dresden itself.
Good read, wouldn’t revisit.
The way time was approached was really interesting and I think it does a pretty good job representing ptsd and dissociation. You could never quite tell where and when Billie Pilgrim actually was and that was really the coolest part of the whole thing.
Overall, pretty good. Slightly bizarre, and to say it’s a book about the fire bombing of Dresden feels like a misrepresentation. The bombing was only explicitly talked about towards the end of the book, and even then it felt like a book much more about the experience of ptsd than Dresden itself.
Good read, wouldn’t revisit.
Wildly existential and bleak, yet oddly inspirational. A disjointed account of the Dresden bombing of WWII through the eyes of Billy Pilgrim -- a time traveling optometrist, veteran, widow and father. The method of storytelling mimics Billy's sporadic time travel, and belief that everything is, was, and will be the way it's meant to be.
And so it goes.
And so it goes.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
detto da uno che non rilegge mai: se mi condannassero a rileggere questo libro una volta l'anno, sarei contento.
Vonnegut is funny and crazy. Very immediate and entertaining, but also wild. Haven’t read a book like this before.
Found me when I needed it most. A book I will revisit time and again.
medium-paced
To be honest - I don't understand the recommendations for this book. After it was praised in the highest forms in my bubble, it felt like a pretty basic and forgettable read.
The idea of writing very light and funny and on the next page being confronted with the harsh reality of war and death get's boring pretty quick. It's one of the few stylistic devices of this novel. I was, at one point, just annoyed by the repetitive "So it goes".
I dare say: you can easily skip this book and won't have missed much.
The idea of writing very light and funny and on the next page being confronted with the harsh reality of war and death get's boring pretty quick. It's one of the few stylistic devices of this novel. I was, at one point, just annoyed by the repetitive "So it goes".
I dare say: you can easily skip this book and won't have missed much.