Slaughterhouse-Five

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Summary: Excellent
Review: A great metaphor of middle class america, world war two, and a fictional land of tralfamado. Billy Pilgrim the Optometrist will help you see the truth about world war two and the bombing of dresden. You follow his pilgrimage as he is unstuck in time by plunjer shaped tralfamadorian aliens. War really is completely different world deadly to humans. Look into the fourth dimension.

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Summary: One long, rambling, mess
Review: A tangled mess of disjointed scenes and uninspiring ramblings. This is not a work of art. It is poorly constructed and shows no signs of good writing ability. What a disappointment.

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Summary: Great book
Review: Slaughterhouse-Five was the best book I've ever read. Vonnegut brilliantly shows his views of the worthlessness of war through the story of Billy Pilgrim. And for those of you who say, "Where's the plot?" some books are rooted more on theme than plot. To include a stronger plot would deter the reader from fully understanding Vonnegut's messages and themes.

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Summary: Abducted?
Review: I think Slaughter-House-Five is a good book. I think it is a hard book to follow, because Vonnegut jumps from scene to scene in the book. I really don't like war books, but this book is pretty good. I think the whole thing about Billy getting aducted by the Tralfamadorians was not exactly what it sounds like. I think Billy chose the Tralfamadorians because he needed something to escape from the war, since the war was so terrible. I really didn't like the phrase "So it goes" but yet at the end of the book it makes sense, because in a way it kind of ends on scene and begins another. Its just another way to say thats how is it, or was. Well, If you like war books, or books that jump around from scene to scene, this book is for you, but if you don't, then I really don't recommend for you to read this book.

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Summary: A man's journey through war, love and life
Review: An excellent book. One of the top 100 classics of all time. A time travelling Billy voyages through his life and attempts to comprehend his existence. He goes through wwII, life with his estranged wife, the death of his friends, and a peculiar visit to a planet called Trafaldamore. He eventually understands the meaning of life.

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Summary: Fantastic!!!
Review: Great book, the sense of being unstuck in time is just incredible. It has a profound message on what death is really like. Its a MUST read.

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Summary: THE Great American Novel.
Review: Kurt saw it himself - the greatest massacre in European history. Commited by America & England. As Kurt tries to remember what happened he also admits that he was kidnaped by Aliens. How does this relate? What Kurt saw at Dresden was so weird that it might as well have been being kidnaped by Aliens. As horrible as this massacre was Kurt finds somthing worse... The ravages of time.

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Summary: Twisted
Review: This has to be the most twisted book i ever read-in fact i never read anything like this before. The way Vonnegut makes his character travel through time is so unique and the idea that Billy is unstuck in time is hilarious. And when he gets abducted by aliens it just gets better. The aliens see everything in 4 dimensions so they can see the past, future and present at the same 'time'. They know exactly when the universe ends and begins and they know also that there is no way to change anything because it already happened, it happens and will always happen. This idea is very philosophical and really interesting. This book is very stimulating and truly makes you think. I recommend this book to anyone who would like to read something different, twisted and funny but at the same time something that is truly deep and in a strange sence very true.

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Summary: a great anti-war novel delivered with a unique perspective
Review: Slaughterhouse Five is an anti-war novel told through a unique perspective that describes a man's life that has already happened. As th reader, you see it as reruns witha live cast. In Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut tells the story of Billy Pilgrim. Billy was an infantryman in World War II. Before and after the was, though, he went to optometry school and became successful. The only problems with Billy are that he didn't experience his life in order; he is "unstuck in time." Billy walks through the front door of his home in Illium, New York, and could walk out of a door in a German prison camp in World War II. Billy's other problem is that he was abducted by aliens,but no one believes him. His daughter believes that he is insane, and so does his wife. In Slaughterhouse Five, Vonnegut selects a unique style to tell the story of an exceptional man. He tells you the story, but lets you wonder whether Billy is a senile old man or is he a man that knows his own fate and has learned to accept it. Slaughterhouse Five is written to let the reader use his own imagination and also acheives Vonnegut's of being an anti-war novel. It's sister story, Mother Night, is also suggested reading if you enjoyed this book, which I can safely say you will.

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Summary: The first Vonnegut book I read, and it was great!
Review: I greatly enjoyed this book, especially the time travel between past, present, and future. This book was a little hard to follow, but had a great story line and characters. I liked how the author expressed his opinions through the thoughts and words of Billy Pilgrim. I found this book so interesting that I've already started a new Vonnegut book, and expect it to be just as good.