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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This book stuck with me so much, during and after reading, that I think I devoted several pages of my diary to talking about it. I had intended to write about a trip I went on with some friends and just kept coming back to Slaughterhouse-Five instead.
I don't have anything very insightful or interesting to write about this book. Other people can explain the anti-war themes much better than I can. Go look at their smarter, more in-depth reviews.
One thing I will say is that I did not like Billy Pilgrim. But I think this was on purpose. Throughout the book Billy doesn't like, or even really care about, his wife who clearly adores him. Which made me so sad. But, then again, Billy goes through most of his life not making choices or becoming better. Billy is terrible to other people and himself, whether due to his experiences in the war, on Trafalgar, or maybe that's how he was born, who knows. But I believe the cowardly, sometimes unintentionally cruel main character works really well to illustrate what Vonnegut is trying to get at here (at least in my interpretation). More Vonnegut is in my future, I want to read Mother Night next.
I don't have anything very insightful or interesting to write about this book. Other people can explain the anti-war themes much better than I can. Go look at their smarter, more in-depth reviews.
One thing I will say is that I did not like Billy Pilgrim. But I think this was on purpose. Throughout the book Billy doesn't like, or even really care about, his wife who clearly adores him. Which made me so sad. But, then again, Billy goes through most of his life not making choices or becoming better. Billy is terrible to other people and himself, whether due to his experiences in the war, on Trafalgar, or maybe that's how he was born, who knows. But I believe the cowardly, sometimes unintentionally cruel main character works really well to illustrate what Vonnegut is trying to get at here (at least in my interpretation). More Vonnegut is in my future, I want to read Mother Night next.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
reflective
fast-paced