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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Mar 31, 2022 10:13 AM

Slaughterhouse-Five (Kindle eBook)

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Amazon has Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Kindle eBook) by Kurt Vonnegut for $1.99.

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  • Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world's great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what Kurt Vonnegut described as a twenty-three-year struggle to write a book about what he had witnessed as an American prisoner of war. It combines historical fiction, science fiction, autobiography, and satire in an account of the life of Billy Pilgrim, a barber's son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee. As Vonnegut had, Billy experiences the destruction of Dresden as a POW. Unlike Vonnegut, he experiences time travel, or coming "unstuck in time."

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Amazon has Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Kindle eBook) by Kurt Vonnegut for $1.99.

Thanks to Community Member phoinix for finding this deal.

About this book:
  • Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world's great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what Kurt Vonnegut described as a twenty-three-year struggle to write a book about what he had witnessed as an American prisoner of war. It combines historical fiction, science fiction, autobiography, and satire in an account of the life of Billy Pilgrim, a barber's son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee. As Vonnegut had, Billy experiences the destruction of Dresden as a POW. Unlike Vonnegut, he experiences time travel, or coming "unstuck in time."

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $6 lower (75% savings) than the list price of $7.99
    • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.5 from over 11,800 Amazon customer reviews.
  • About this store:
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threebeers
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If this gets you into Vonnegut it will be the best 2 bucks or credits you ever spent.

When you are done with his books you can track this down, apparently written by his main character:

https://www.amazon.com/Venus-Half...ocal002-20
jsock
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Many local libraries have ebooks, such as this one, available for lending. Don't forget to support your local library.
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threebeersMar 31, 2022 4:46 PM
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If this gets you into Vonnegut it will be the best 2 bucks or credits you ever spent.

When you are done with his books you can track this down, apparently written by his main character:

https://www.amazon.com/Venus-Half...ocal002-20
Last edited by threebeers March 31, 2022 at 09:52 AM.
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jcougnMar 31, 2022 4:47 PM
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The effects war has on people told through a philosophical somewhat sci-fi supernatural lense.
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Quote from ShetBoyardee :
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The effects war has on people told through a philosophical somewhat sci-fi supernatural lense.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank jsock

Many local libraries have ebooks, such as this one, available for lending. Don't forget to support your local library.
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ozmotesMar 31, 2022 4:56 PM
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Great post. Although a book like this is personally something I want a physical copy of (or two or three to give away) on my shelf.
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mgherterMar 31, 2022 5:28 PM
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Great book (though not his best book, that's Cat's Cradle). For $2 this is worth having on your digital shelf.
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StephenCarboniMar 31, 2022 5:31 PM
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jermsMar 31, 2022 5:39 PM
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I love this book. Thanks Op.
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Welcome to the monkeyhouse will be enxt.
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ScaevolaMar 31, 2022 6:56 PM
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Quote from threebeers :
If this gets you into Vonnegut it will be the best 2 bucks or credits you ever spent.

When you are done with his books you can track this down, apparently written by his main character:

https://www.amazon.com/Venus-Half...ocal002-20
Damn not even a kindle version!?
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Loved the movie Back To School when Rodney Dangerfield hires Kurt Vonnegut to write a paper about his works for him. Best part is that the paper gets an F because the teacher said whoever wrote it doesn't know the first thing about Vonnegut.
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gridStormMar 31, 2022 8:24 PM
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Already have a few physical copies but thumbs up for deals on America's greatest novelist.
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