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Posted January 12, 2012
Is this the original?
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Posted January 1, 2012
I had heard a lot about this book, and finally had it assigned for a literature class. I was expecting to dislike it, but in fact, it was fascinating and very, very well written. If you want something that is meta-fictional, perplexing and has a sprinkle of psychological thrill and science fiction, you should definitely read it.
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Posted November 5, 2011
Fantastic!!!! Great read from the infamous banned book collection.
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Posted May 1, 2011
The novel Slaughterhouse-Five was overall a fairly solid novel. Kurt Vonnegut is a superior author. His style of writing made me enjoy this book tremendously, his use of metaphors, strange settings as well as his exotic pathos and anaphoras ideas made me wonder what was next. Many times throughout this book I was often questioning myself as to why in the world is he saying this here, however, other times I was entertained but still a little confused. I feel as though that Kurt Vonnegut was trying to establish an odd way of describing World War II because his style led me all over the place from in Dresden, Germany to the United States. It did not occur to me that Mr. Vonnegut had a set target audience that he was directing to give this story to. This audience could mostly be described as anyone who doesn't mind going on a wild goose chase in trying to guess where Billy Pilgrim was going to travel next. Vonnegut's idea of time traveling was outrageous, this kept me on my toes throughout the novel because it would never allow me to get a grap of what/where they were going to go/do next. The time traveling with Billy Pilgrim was an extremely interesting part of the book, this is a unique thing to occur in such a novel, the idea of time traveling is not relevant in many stories. The title Slaughterhouse-Five fits this novel because for most of the novel Billy considered the slaughterhouse to be home. This slaughterhouse was a place for the pirsoners of war to be held, meaning that it has significanse to the entire novel and should be brought forth as an idea for the title. This was truly a peculiar novel because of the way he changed what was going on, however, different can always be a good thing because it allows you to think outside of the box and to try things that people have never done before. This novel is the exact definition to the term "different", but it still intends to provide entertainment and has historical references which help serve as guides to his thought basis.
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Posted April 19, 2011
I finished this and walked away in puzzlement. It has acclaims and accolades all over the book. I wasn't particularily moved and I didn't completely hate it. That's the problem...I feel absolutely nothing for this book. Other people have opinions on it. Some I understand and others I have no idea where they came up with their interpretation. I didn't love it because I don't understand it. But that's just me.
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Posted March 10, 2011
This is one of those books I find myself upset to be finished with. With perhaps not so subtle metaphor an wickedly sharp (and indeed, absurd) humor, Vonnegut expresses the helplessness of human nature. He pays homage to the frustration and delight that life always seems to play out in the only way it can.
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Posted December 25, 2010
Wonderfully written. He jumps through time and space and it's great.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.The book had its moments. There were parts in the book where I could not put it down, specifically when it was about the Tralfamadorians. However, sometimes it got a tad bit confusing, thus making it a little boring. For instance, Vonnegut put himself in the novel which was a very interesting idea, and although he did not mention himself that often, it was still a little werid. I would recommend it to someone who really loves to read, but not to someone who rarely reads and is looking for a good book to read.
I would actually give "Slaughterhouse-Five" 3.5 stars...
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Overview
Adapted for a magnificent George Roy Hill film three years later (perhaps the only film adaptation of a masterpiece which exceeds its source), Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) is the now famous parable of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II veteran and POW, who has in the later stage of his life become "unstuck in time" and who experiences at will (or unwillingly) all known events of his chronology out of order and sometimes simultaneously.Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of ...