15.4k reviews for:

Slaughterhouse 5

Kurt Vonnegut

4.06 AVERAGE

starcove's review against another edition

4.75

dark funny reflective medium-paced

rxsero's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

coliecosmos's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny fast-paced

valhalla915's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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Vonnegut’s satire and think piece on war is a classic for a reason.  Vonnegut uses his dark humor to comment on the absurdity and meaninglessness of war, while postulating that one cannot change the past and must learn to accept it as it is. 

sanna678's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lizpetretti's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thetimewar's review

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ejt7's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

leonormsousa's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

randyalien's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes