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rogeliopeschard's review against another edition
4.0
Not fully my type of book but super well written.
srosejeske's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
it was fine
bookountant's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
gnomechompsky's review against another edition
4.5
This book is so nostalgic. Reading Vonnegut makes me come unstuck time. The mixture of humour and absurdity and sincerity is really just so expertly crafted. However, it has to be mentioned that the way Vonnnegut writes women is really just so disappointing. So it goes.
elxa's review against another edition
5.0
There is a chapter in “Slaughterhouse-Five”, where the protagonist; Billy Pilgrim watches a war film in reverse and that is one of the most heartbreaking and yet subtly written thing I’ve ever read. As this scene plays it appears like an entire city ravaged by war is being rebuilt by soldiers using their weapons and finally they box of these weapons to their home countries.
I heard Vonnegut wrote “Slaughterhouse-Five” at a time when war was glorified across nations and especially in America. The author being a POW in WW2 talks about how war felt for the ones who had to fight it and had to be in its forefront taking the hits; let it be civilians or a 12yo posed as a soldier because all the adult men are dead or dismembered or both.
However “Slaughterhouse-Five” is not a sob story. It is exceptionally funny and offers comic relief while telling its truth. There is also some time travel, which I’m guessing was also novel at the time Vonnegut wrote this. The time travel could be real, or it might simply be a manifestation of the PTSD the protagonist was going through; we would never know which.
I heard Vonnegut wrote “Slaughterhouse-Five” at a time when war was glorified across nations and especially in America. The author being a POW in WW2 talks about how war felt for the ones who had to fight it and had to be in its forefront taking the hits; let it be civilians or a 12yo posed as a soldier because all the adult men are dead or dismembered or both.
However “Slaughterhouse-Five” is not a sob story. It is exceptionally funny and offers comic relief while telling its truth. There is also some time travel, which I’m guessing was also novel at the time Vonnegut wrote this. The time travel could be real, or it might simply be a manifestation of the PTSD the protagonist was going through; we would never know which.
jenndonald's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
frabanzi's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-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
3.0
okingston7's review against another edition
4.0
read in grade 12 english class lowkey need to read again, it was very much what is going on most of the time as far as i can remember