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Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

4.06 AVERAGE

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

So it goes.
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Very American but also very straight to the point. Covers the story with an air of normalcy that adds to its poignancy 
dark funny informative fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

This book should be mandatory reading for anyone that is going to send humans to war. It truly is one of the best anti war books out there.

Well, it definitely fits the standard for 'postmodern'. I wish I would have read it before any Pynchon because compared to him this is just OK. so it goes.

"Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time." Jutustus mehe elust, kes hakkas suvalistel hetkedel hüppama teistesse hetkedesse oma elus, mille jooksul ta elas üle Dresdeni pommitamise ja sai tulnukate poolt röövitud. Ning kõik see on seletatud nagu möödaminnes. Mõistetav oli, miks seda loetakse nii suureks klassikaks. Igatahes soovitaks lugeda neile, kes pole seda teinud.