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Slaughterhouse-Five is an unconventional novel discussing the Second World War and consequential trauma. The narrator tells us the story of Billy Pilgrim, who, after having been abducted by aliens, gets unstuck in time.
I feel like it’s really been too long since I’ve read this novel to write a proper review. All I really wanted to say is that I was really intrigued by the story, and want to read it again and again. The writing style, the story, everything was equally interesting.
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Slaughterhouse-Five is an unconventional novel discussing the Second World War and consequential trauma. The narrator tells us the story of Billy Pilgrim, who, after having been abducted by aliens, gets unstuck in time.
I feel like it’s really been too long since I’ve read this novel to write a proper review. All I really wanted to say is that I was really intrigued by the story, and want to read it again and again. The writing style, the story, everything was equally interesting.
Onc ...more
Wonderfully entertaining.
Humor juxtaposed with cringe worthy tales of brutality always makes you f el like you're an emotional rubber band. It speaks volumes of an author to be able to push and pull you in whatever direction they desire.
There is some pontificating; heifer for the most part he lets it simmer in your psyche. The time shifts only serve to illustrate the utter rebirth the war caused. That is to say: what happened post hac served as a delineating dividing line. To further simplify, ...more
Humor juxtaposed with cringe worthy tales of brutality always makes you f el like you're an emotional rubber band. It speaks volumes of an author to be able to push and pull you in whatever direction they desire.
There is some pontificating; heifer for the most part he lets it simmer in your psyche. The time shifts only serve to illustrate the utter rebirth the war caused. That is to say: what happened post hac served as a delineating dividing line. To further simplify, ...more
non posso dire di averlo capito, almeno non completamente e non sicuramente in profondità, ma nemmeno posso dire che non mi sia piaciuto, in quel modo strano di raccontare che ha Vonnegut che assomiglia a cronosisma.
complessivamente una lettura piacevole, basta non farsi troppe domande...
complessivamente una lettura piacevole, basta non farsi troppe domande...
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