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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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

3.75

This book was weird. But in a good way? I really don't know how else to describe it. I went in thinking this was just about experiences during WWII, but there was so much more. For example, I didn't expect aliens. So that was surprising! I feel like this book was about a lot of things while also being about almost nothing in terms of the apathetic life led by Billy Pilgrim. It's very unconventional, and I think that pairs well with the messages I thought Vonnegut was trying to convey. The discussions about the "necessity" of war and the descriptions of a decimated city felt eerily similar to the current tragedies occurring in Ukraine. As Billy would say, "So it goes." It's not a long book, so why not take the time to read it? As the Tralfamadorians would explain to you, time really isn't as sequential as we humans think it is.
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