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Slaughterhouse-Five (eBook)

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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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Available from: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."

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MAK1981
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I like how everyone has their own tastes.
I just finished this book. I liked the conversational writing style. I liked the goofy premise. But after finishing the book, I couldn't help but feel like I wasted my time. The plot wasn't wrapped together, or strong enough to hold the book together. It tried to be funny, but then tried to be serious. I just felt like the book didn't know what it was.
I read it through my digital public library and was happy I didn't spend money on it :-/
All that said, I'm positive there are books I love that you wouldn't, and am glad we're all reading Smilie

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Jan 20, 2025 11:53 AM
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usuarioanonJan 20, 2025 11:53 AM
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"So it goes..."

Probably one of my favorite books of all time.
Jan 20, 2025 1:21 PM
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CoralHill242Jan 20, 2025 1:21 PM
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Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world's great antiwar books.

https://www.amazon.com/Slaughterh...B000SEGHT6
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Jan 20, 2025 1:41 PM
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FuschiaHome408Jan 20, 2025 1:41 PM
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I love this book, and I accepted the premise that Billy Pilgrim had become unstuck in time. Then my son told me that Billy Pilgrim is actually mentally ill. Do you have any opinions?
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Jan 20, 2025 1:51 PM
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MAK1981Jan 20, 2025 1:51 PM
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Quote from usuarioanon :
"So it goes..."

Probably one of my favorite books of all time.
I like how everyone has their own tastes.
I just finished this book. I liked the conversational writing style. I liked the goofy premise. But after finishing the book, I couldn't help but feel like I wasted my time. The plot wasn't wrapped together, or strong enough to hold the book together. It tried to be funny, but then tried to be serious. I just felt like the book didn't know what it was.
I read it through my digital public library and was happy I didn't spend money on it :-/
All that said, I'm positive there are books I love that you wouldn't, and am glad we're all reading Smilie
Jan 20, 2025 3:50 PM
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Heckler101Jan 20, 2025 3:50 PM
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Be careful. I already had two versions of this book in my library. They slap a new cover on it, and call it a different book.
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TXGoatJan 20, 2025 3:56 PM
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Ren McCormack approves of this book.
Jan 20, 2025 4:26 PM
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blackcomb420Jan 20, 2025 4:26 PM
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Quote from MAK1981 :
I like how everyone has their own tastes.
I just finished this book. I liked the conversational writing style. I liked the goofy premise. But after finishing the book, I couldn't help but feel like I wasted my time. The plot wasn't wrapped together, or strong enough to hold the book together. It tried to be funny, but then tried to be serious. I just felt like the book didn't know what it was.
I read it through my digital public library and was happy I didn't spend money on it :-/
All that said, I'm positive there are books I love that you wouldn't, and am glad we're all reading Smilie
Thank you. I thought I was alone in the thinking this book was vastly overrated..
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Jan 20, 2025 4:30 PM
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ablangJan 20, 2025 4:30 PM
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What does the "5" in the title denote?
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ikcizokmJan 20, 2025 4:36 PM
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Ren McCormack approves of this book.
I understood that reference.
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kenbuzzJan 20, 2025 7:29 PM
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Slaughterhouse Five
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nithosJan 20, 2025 9:06 PM
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Quote from ablang :
What does the "5" in the title denote?
Slaughterhouse #5 - was the name of the building that Vonnegut was held as a POW during the bombing of Dresden in WW2.

He blended in some of his real life experiences during the war as part of the novel.
Jan 20, 2025 9:45 PM
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moctezumaxJan 20, 2025 9:45 PM
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Speaking of Slaughterhouse pow camps how about that Musk pose today?
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Quote from MAK1981 :
I like how everyone has their own tastes.
I just finished this book. I liked the conversational writing style. I liked the goofy premise. But after finishing the book, I couldn't help but feel like I wasted my time. The plot wasn't wrapped together, or strong enough to hold the book together. It tried to be funny, but then tried to be serious. I just felt like the book didn't know what it was.
I read it through my digital public library and was happy I didn't spend money on it :-/
All that said, I'm positive there are books I love that you wouldn't, and am glad we're all reading
It was a journey into the breaking point of a POW's mind. Or did you think he was really going to Tralfamador?
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Jan 21, 2025 6:05 AM
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disastronautJan 21, 2025 6:05 AM
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Quote from FuschiaHome408 :
I love this book, and I accepted the premise that Billy Pilgrim had become unstuck in time. Then my son told me that Billy Pilgrim is actually mentally ill. Do you have any opinions?
My father was a Viet Nam veteran. He was often still stuck there in his sleep and in his awake hours. So i think the book has a really good discussion about what war does to young men and their families that witness them through the rest of their lives.

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