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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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bantwalkers's review against another edition

3.0

Meh. I love the plot devices, time traveling, alien abductions, all to tell the story, Vonnegut's own, of the bombing of Dresden. It's Horrifying and Bizzare and Well-Written, but I can't say I was blown away.

gyokuro's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

butternubbin's review against another edition

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dark funny sad fast-paced

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

reread this to see if i'd love it as much as i did when and i first read it in high school. didn't hit the same since i think i'm a little less cynical, but still fantastic. i'll probably get billy pilgrim's epitaph tattooed at some point.

jedbird's review against another edition

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4.0

I read this originally some years ago and enjoyed it at that time, but the emotional impact I'd expect from the greatest antiwar book ever written wasn't there. It seemed no more momentous this time, though it is a good book, thoughtful and occasionally funny.

loulou4's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

buffmech's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

I was hesitant to start this after DNFing catch-22 but the inclusion of sci-fi turned it from war satire to batshit insane. The second half of the book gets funnier too.

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