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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
Descriptions of instruments of torture. Didn't go further
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
adventurous
challenging
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The first quarter of this book lacked any hook of interest until a story began to weave about the life of Billy. The narrative was interesting enough and painted pictures to remember the horrors by at this point before you began to wonder what is real or not. I would compare this anti-war book of questionable reality due to the trauma of war to The Things They Carried, however this was more powerful by far.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book has become an annual re-read of sorts at this point. Vonnegut’s humor makes reading about war almost tolerable, but still drives home the point. Jon Stewart described Vonnegut not as a cynic, but as a disappointed humanist, and I find that to be the case in this book.
dark
funny
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:
Complicated
dark
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
challenging
dark
medium-paced
dark
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
ok slowwww read for me because i was not expecting that book to be about american war but still so good!
war was scary to me before- much scarier now!
also the time travel kept it fun, trafalmadorians def on my dream blunt rotation,, they seem to have a good grip on this whole life thing
war was scary to me before- much scarier now!
also the time travel kept it fun, trafalmadorians def on my dream blunt rotation,, they seem to have a good grip on this whole life thing