A review by complexmind51
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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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