Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

114 reviews

pllylzbth's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Car accident

complexmind51's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

There’s nothing objective I can say about Slaughterhouse Five that hasn’t been said, it’s a classic. So I’ll share my own subjective experience. I came to this book in the time when I was processing my very fresh and very raw grief from the loss of my twin sister. Billy Pilgrim’s journey dealing with the horrors of war, both banal and extraordinary, give an authenticity rarely captured in popular media related to WWII. The Tralfamadorian 4th dimensional view of time gave me the intellectual framing I needed to begin dealing with my own pain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

kh11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

celery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

koromylo's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

buzzybuzzybeefudge's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book is an absolutely brilliant example of nonlinear storytelling. i was hooked the entire time and extremely immersed in every scene. the humor caught me off guard many times and i almost laughed out loud on the metro while listening. and yet the book is so heavy and heartbreaking. i would recommend this to everyone, living or dead. so it goes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Torture and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, and Vomit

mvegag's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

All I can say is this is an unconventional war related book that says everything and nothing. 
Highly recommend to highlight or underline things throughout first read because you WILL want to reread as soon as you finish this.
Really easy to read with a lot to unpack, loved the book and the author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and War

clonecodes's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

wizaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very interesting and engaging, but not a favorite of mine or anything. I definitely want to read more Kurt Vonnegut though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity