Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut

103 reviews

stargazerave's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

So it goes.

An incredible recounting of the firebombing of Dresden and an emotional retelling of how people change after intense trauma that left me giggling at parts and soberly understanding exactly what Billy Pilgrim was experiencing at others. Vonnegut pulls no punches when describing the atrocities of war and spares no detail in depicting exactly how it has fractured the mind of his protagonist, and the effects that fracturing has. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Excrement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Antisemitism

marippe's review against another edition

4.0

‘And what do the birds say? All there is to say about a massacre, things like “Poo-tee-weet?”’

I liked the writing style and the bulk of the story. Was fucked up and a bit comedic.
The way women were written in this was kinda bad.
My favourite part is still the opening chapter though.

When you show up to a hater competition and Roland Weary is there: 🏃🏃🏃🏃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, War, Violence, Sexual content, and Torture

kaznar342's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Sexual content

yogabbagabba04's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

this is my second favourite book I’ve ever read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, War, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Violence

count_of_carabas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Vomit, War, Cursing, Genocide, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Sexism, Rape, Death, Excrement, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Body horror

op3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Antisemitism

Contains references to PTSD a , and etc.

thesvnthsense's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

philippmk's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

worrski's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty

frogreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I liked this book even though I didn't understand it at times. A lot of the unstuck time stuff felt like ptsd to me, which at the time was not a disorder yet. Theres a couple of mentions of race, class, and gentrification earlier on that I liked. The antiwar sentiments are both covert and overt at times. I like how he used the fictional writers/books & addresses. A lot of parts in this book tied back to things mentioned earlier, it really becomes a tangled web of the protagonist mind. 

I understand why this book is often chosen to be read in school. It was a good and compelling read and i tend to dislike historical fiction. The time jump aspect really made it so interesting to read. Full of black humor and irony. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty

nazis, getting put onto a train, prisoners of war, allusions to war crimes in WW2 and vietnam war