A review by algros
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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

3.0

I can absolutely see why this was so revolutionary for so many high schoolers…. but reading this for the first time as a grown adult? Meh. A good war novel, an excellent curation of tone and running theme, but all the “Groundbreaking, World-Changing” parts are pretty tame if you’ve already read works in the vein of a Chomsky or a Kropotkin. 
Also, I just can’t get over how he talks about women. Every woman in this book is either a sex symbol, a political statement, or a piece of set dressing. None of them are even true characters, let alone fully fleshed-out people.
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