15.5k reviews for:

Skerdykla Nr. 5

Kurt Vonnegut

4.06 AVERAGE

morgan475's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

dhemanth's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

draculani's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mmuthig's review against another edition

3.5

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

daevidb's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alisalmao's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging funny informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zowho's review against another edition

5.0

fast-paced

mash369's review against another edition

1.0

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I forgot how much I hated this book... and so it goes.

shaughnessy_o's review against another edition

4.0

challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tori_niewohner's review against another edition

4.0

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Slaughterhouse-Five is a classic for a reason and is certainly worth a read! This book is difficult to describe. It is all over the place (in a good way) and jumps from time to time and place to place, keeping you constantly intrigued. At its core, it is about war and its impacts on people, placing particular emphasis on the mental well-being of those who experience it. It is tragic and startling at times while being funny at others. Vonnegut is an impressive writer and his use of repetition is really stunningly done. I don't know if I will re-read it because although I enjoyed it, I feel that I got what I needed from it in one read through. Overall, I definitely recommend reading it at least once!