Harold Anite asked this question about Slaughterhouse-Five:
Is this book overrated, the War part seems nothing more than recollection, not even fiction. and the rest pure nonsense that has been mistaken for symbolism?
BexGroves A fiction book does not have to be pure fiction. There can be truth in it. Otherwise, there would be no fiction that is written about real places, and…moreA fiction book does not have to be pure fiction. There can be truth in it. Otherwise, there would be no fiction that is written about real places, and there would be no fiction written about major historical events, surely. (less)
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