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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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I don't really know where to start with this book. Much like 1984 it is part novel part political/sociological study. The style of the prose is very quick and fleeting, and the story jumps around in time and geography so quickly that you don't really get a chance to connect with many of the characters and it sometimes feels like you're reading more the outline for a story than the story itself. But I suspect that this was probably intentional, to give an understanding of how war and the aftermat
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I've never read any Kurt Vonnegut before Slaughterhouse Five. This was the 2013 for Ferndale Reads and I was a bit hesitant. Once I got into the groove of his writing I found myself enjoying it.
The book starts with a veteran of the Dresden bombing talking about how he wants to write a book about the Dresden bombing. It also includes one of the best descriptions of drunk dialing I've read. It's nice to know that it's not a modern concept.
The book then jumps into the life of Billy Pilgrim. Billy P ...more
The book starts with a veteran of the Dresden bombing talking about how he wants to write a book about the Dresden bombing. It also includes one of the best descriptions of drunk dialing I've read. It's nice to know that it's not a modern concept.
The book then jumps into the life of Billy Pilgrim. Billy P ...more
Sep 13, 2007
Debbie
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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 . . .
Oct 13, 2007
Megan
rated it
liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
classics-and-oldies,
finished-2007
Billy Pilgrim travels in time and also tries to convince people of his visit to the planet Tralfamadore. Lots of people die.
And so it goes.
And so it goes.
