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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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Popsugar 2020 - A book published in the month of your birthday. I have gone a step further and found a book that was published on the same day I was born!
Well, that was an unusual book!
Well, that was an unusual book!
Some things cannot be undone, but it is feels good to imagine that they could. I was listening to Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. It had been some time since I read the book. I downloaded the book from Overdrive.
While I was listening to the book, I hadn't realized that the sequence of the book had been altered. The book is divided into six one-hour parts. As I listened, I actually heard part six instead of part three. It is a coincidence that this happened since the book itself are snippe ...more
While I was listening to the book, I hadn't realized that the sequence of the book had been altered. The book is divided into six one-hour parts. As I listened, I actually heard part six instead of part three. It is a coincidence that this happened since the book itself are snippe ...more
Sep 13, 2007
Debbie
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
sciencefiction,
historical-fiction
Part science fiction and part memoir, Slaughterhouse-Five is based on Vonnegut's experiences as a POW during WWII. He was held captive in Germany, where he witnessed the bombing of Dresden that killed thousands of civilians and much precious artwork.
Billy Pilgrim is a man who has become unstuck in time and we follow him on his travels through time and space (including his experience in Dresden). This anti-war novel uses humor to make us examine the utter absurdity of war.
An easy and entertainin ...more
Billy Pilgrim is a man who has become unstuck in time and we follow him on his travels through time and space (including his experience in Dresden). This anti-war novel uses humor to make us examine the utter absurdity of war.
An easy and entertainin ...more
Another high school favorite . . .
I know that it is supposed to be a negative commentary on war but it really did not do much for me.
