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I didn't necessarily enjoy the writing style as much as the story that was told. There is an interesting mix of fantasy and stark reality. Did war break his brain? Is the loss of time and linear events a bigger metaphor?
In Vonnegut's preface he does make it clear that this is all based on his account of being a prisoner of war in Dresden. This is all based off real events. The holes in time frame really are holes in his memory. It's a look inside the psyche of people who have lived through such ...more
In Vonnegut's preface he does make it clear that this is all based on his account of being a prisoner of war in Dresden. This is all based off real events. The holes in time frame really are holes in his memory. It's a look inside the psyche of people who have lived through such ...more
3.5~4. I feel the rest of the book's absurdities have fallen by the wayside of time but the war parts of the book remain ever essential, terrifying and relevant today.
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