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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

32 reviews

cptnstphy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

It took me a while to get into it, but I was pleased when it clicked for me. It went from “this is a bit too odd for me without enough reward to get over it” to “alright I see what Vonnegut is doing here! I’m on board” 
I found the main character Billy’s experience of time and space very interesting and worth contemplating, even if just to pull ourselves out of our always-linear understanding of time. I also enjoy some fantasy and worldbuilding, so his recollections of the alien planet were creative and well-received. 
I did also appreciate the moral undercurrent to things that he says that are expressed as casual but read as subtly poignant. 

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taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

2.25


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squareninja's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75


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allidone's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-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

1.5


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avamccluer's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

One of the most interesting books i’ve ever read. I loved the symbolism of Billy’s broken mind shown through the idea of ‘time travel’ aka scattered memories. A slow start but at the end I couldn't put it down! Amazing classic.

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_lish_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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alexandra_skl's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

A fantastic and thought provoking book that serves as a master class in how to write a chilling and engaging anti war story

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booknerdbetty's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

2.5


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sunny_not's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0


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hale_bopp's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0


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