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library_kb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Sexual content
josieruby1's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
maeve_simone's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death and War
lucyselim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I spent most of the book assuming that it was the thoughts and ramblings of Billy's brain after his 'death'. The Tralfamadorian's philosophy that you don't really die made me think that perhaps after dying on earth you simply relive your life over and over in a time-travelling way. But then towards the end I felt the book hinting that this was really all in Billy's imagination. Either way, it doesn't really matter.
I do wish there had been more written about Billy's time on Tralfamadore and with Montana though.
Overall, this was definitely an interesting and thought provoking book that I think will always sit a little funny with me, but it was good for me to read outside of my comfort zone.
So it goes.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Antisemitism, War, and Injury/Injury detail
quitegood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, and War
paulwesterberg's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death and Sexual content
megb64's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Vomit, and Pregnancy
kingcrookback's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
knik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Torture, Antisemitism, and War
hannahmeg's review against another edition
5.0
i genuinely don't think i can come up with the right words here. all i can say is that i know i will find myself reading this over and over, jotting down marginalia, always finding something different and new within the pages. and given the nature of time in this book, that feels apt.
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Minor: Car accident