A review by buttercupita
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

5.0

It's a classic for a reason! But for something published almost 50 years ago, it feels amazingly modern. With rapid switchbacks between World War II Dresden, contemporary middle America, and the planet of Trafalmadore in who knows what time period, it seems like Vonnegut understood the hyperlink before it existed. Tremendous blend of deep themes (meaning of time & experience, heroism, the drive for vengeance) with ironic humor. Now I know why it's so heavily referenced, and I'm glad I read it.