Reviews

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

victorialea's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

vestigialthorns's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

crustypatriot's review against another edition

1.0

I read 20% and couldn’t read any more. I understand that this book is satirical but the writing style was just all over the place. The plot (or lack thereof) had 0 flow and was just more confusing and dry than the last page. I had no desire to read anymore.

410's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes

3.5

crloken's review against another edition

2.0

I tried. I tried to like Vonnegut...
Maybe I just didn't get it. It drove me crazy.
I always feel like Vonnegut is probably cleverer than I am, but still not nearly as clever as he would like to believe he is.
I don't know. I should probably give it another chance someday.

eamono's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

motokosmos's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ayitskaty's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the way the time and place shifted, like the faint memories of a dying man visiting him just before his departure. War is unquestionably cruel :/ so it goes.

javiernge's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

arojo1's review against another edition

2.0

A really really weird book. There were aspects of the story that I wanted to learn more about, but we were constantly being bounced back and forth and it seems like only skimmed the surface of multiple stories. Read for a book club but otherwise would have not finished.