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kanelikesfrogs 's review for:
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
fast-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
I think this book combines tragedy with comic relief in a really interesting way. To have 2 such conflicting attitudes sounds like it may make it hard but I think the sort of pendulum to it all helped add impact throughout
I do wish I had read this quicker, I think the idea of slipping through time would've been felt all the more if I had simply made more time for the book and would reccomend to others to read it in a shorter span of time if able
Lots of ideas sound odd on paper (such as the lack of conventiona structure and tragedy blended with humorous prose) but I think vonnegut did a great job of pulling it off and it ultimately kept me really invested in the story of Billy, told through a series of snapshots of his life.
I think the highlights for me were either Derby becoming a character or the war happening in reverse
I do wish I had read this quicker, I think the idea of slipping through time would've been felt all the more if I had simply made more time for the book and would reccomend to others to read it in a shorter span of time if able
Lots of ideas sound odd on paper (such as the lack of conventiona structure and tragedy blended with humorous prose) but I think vonnegut did a great job of pulling it off and it ultimately kept me really invested in the story of Billy, told through a series of snapshots of his life.