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Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Start date: January 28, 2010

Finish date: February 16, 2010

Why we're reading this: This book is read for March's show "I Can't Believe You Haven't Read That!" -- I have always meant to rea…more
[close] This book is read for March's show "I Can't Believe You Haven't Read That!" -- I have always meant to read it and had never gotten to it. Excited to see why it's said to be Vonnegut's best.

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May 04, 2009 Marisa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: radio-show-picks

Finally read this "classic" - a great satirical piece, indeed. Vonnegut has a very specific writing style - stating the obvious in but in a way that is both comical and disarming (saying something really disturbing and sad, and then following it with the phrase "so it goes"). The book, which details the life of Billy Pilgrim, a WWII veteran and apparently, time-traveler. I like that Vonnegut expects a lot from his readers -- we are expected to follow Billy as he moves back and forth through at l ...more

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May 24, 2010 AdultFiction Teton County Library rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classic

Teton County Library Call No: F VONNEGUT
Marisa's Rating: 5 Stars

Finally read this "classic" - a great satirical piece, indeed. Vonnegut has a very specific writing style - stating the obvious in but in a way that is both comical and disarming (saying something really disturbing and sad, and then following it with the phrase "so it goes"). The book, which details the life of Billy Pilgrim, a WWII veteran and apparently, time-traveler. I like that Vonnegut expects a lot from his readers -- we are ...more

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