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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve read this book three times now, but this is the first time I really engaged with it. I’ve always liked it but only now am really understanding it. Here we have Vonnegut sharing his lived war experience through the unmoored character of Billy Pilgrim. Through this character, we grapple with the effects of war on the psyche and what we know today as PTSD. We see how our inability to look at death leads to callous fatalism. Sadly, this continues on and on into our present day, whether it be our inability to not wage war or our inability to confront everyday violence in our nation. So it goes.
I also appreciate that the story is told as an alien novel might be composed- snapshots of moments that don’t have to have meaning or have a linear direction that when viewed altogether forms a cohesive picture of the story. At first, the form is disconcerting, but when you realize what he’s doing, it’s like a flash of brilliance. I’m sure I will continue to revisit this work over and over again. Love me some Vonnegut and this one is truly special.
I also appreciate that the story is told as an alien novel might be composed- snapshots of moments that don’t have to have meaning or have a linear direction that when viewed altogether forms a cohesive picture of the story. At first, the form is disconcerting, but when you realize what he’s doing, it’s like a flash of brilliance. I’m sure I will continue to revisit this work over and over again. Love me some Vonnegut and this one is truly special.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
you can just tell when reading this that it’s a classic for a reason.
I fear that I am neither media literate enough to fully appreciate this book, nor technically literate enough to write a review that fully gives the book the recognition it deserves. So it goes.
I think it’s incredibly interesting that the book is tagged as funny, as that was not how I felt reading it. There are parts that are absurd, or silly, but I’m not sure funny is the word I would use. Sad and harrowing come to mind when I have to describe this book, and how surprisingly grounded it felt despite some of the more nonsensical things happening.
I like the idea of all time happening at once, with death not being something to mourn. I think having experienced horrors at war, I would react in a similar way.
I fear that I am neither media literate enough to fully appreciate this book, nor technically literate enough to write a review that fully gives the book the recognition it deserves. So it goes.
I think it’s incredibly interesting that the book is tagged as funny, as that was not how I felt reading it. There are parts that are absurd, or silly, but I’m not sure funny is the word I would use. Sad and harrowing come to mind when I have to describe this book, and how surprisingly grounded it felt despite some of the more nonsensical things happening.
I like the idea of all time happening at once, with death not being something to mourn. I think having experienced horrors at war, I would react in a similar way.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
