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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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allidone's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five has been in my TBR for a while. While I think Vonnegut is a talented writer, I don’t know that I’m the right audience for his work. For me, the plot jumped around too much and a lot of the phrasing felt inconsequential and passive. It was hard to keep track of the characters, but I did enjoy the overall concept of reliving a traumatic experience alongside scifi elements (like time-travel). For me this book felt really long, but I’m sure there are a lot of people who would disagree with me. If you’re a fan of Vonnegut’s I’m sure you’ll enjoy this piece as well, but for me, it fell short. And so it goes…

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_quinnsreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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avamccluer's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

One of the most interesting books i’ve ever read. I loved the symbolism of Billy’s broken mind shown through the idea of ‘time travel’ aka scattered memories. A slow start but at the end I couldn't put it down! Amazing classic.

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klor's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

This is the first book I've read from Kurt Vonnegut and it's honestly not what I expected. Regardless, I felt a lot of emotions while reading and especially that funny, empty feeling you get once you finish a good book. I can understand how this has been a classic. I absolutely adored the writing style, the non-linear storytelling, the quips, the heartbreaks, tragedies and unfairness of war, and just the sense of being of a person who's been through a lot and has to keep reliving a lot. I'd love to revisit this again a few years from now, I know this will keep living in my head rent free

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