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I loved some of the ideas expressed in this book. Focus on the good memories in your life and move on from the bad. I like the idea that even though someone you love has died, they are still very much alive and happy in past moments. So it goes.

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Book #142 for 2011
Book #142 for 2011

This is a cleverly written novel that held my attention the whole time. I was turning the pages with interest. Mostly it is a description of what happened to the character Billy Pilgrim in World War Two. The story overlaps with the experience of the author including being a prisoner of war and the fire bombing of Dresden. It's an anti war novel but written in a new way.
The story has an interesting structure because Billy is a time traveler. We find out all about his life in flash backs and flash ...more
The story has an interesting structure because Billy is a time traveler. We find out all about his life in flash backs and flash ...more


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