Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Modern Critical Interpretations)

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Summary: Warped Views, and Wrecked Lives.
Review: Billy Pilgram spent most of his WWII experience in Dresden, Germany, so did Vonnegut. Vonnegut mixes reality with fiction in a manner that has made him famous. The mixture of actual events, scientific possibilities, and bizzare twists of fiction make this a fabulous novel. Nothing compares with the wonderful delusions of Kilgore Trout and the bumbling nature of Billy Pilgram. The reader will fall in love with the hopeless Billy and question his sanity as he heads to Tralfamador.

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Summary: Don't read this one first
Review: I am an avid Vonnegut lover, his books hit society below the belt. This book no matter profound is jumbled and confusing. If you want to pick up Vonnegut start somewhere else. Although this is his most acclaimed book I think it is the worst. Don't start reading Vonnegut here.

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Summary: Good, not Great, but Good. Vonnegut.
Review: I don't like the phrase "moral scientist" even though that is what's plastered on the back of each of this genuis' novels--if you can call them that. This book rises to the top of Vonnegut's art at times, jumping in and out of time, under it, over it, inside it, and like babies we drink his bottle, as Vonnegut is so wise, and we so niave. But, the novel fails on many levels: there prevails a general inconsistency between the main character's understanding of time, and Vonnegut's version of time, as if Billy does not understand his own situation, although we are explicitly told that he does. What's more, Vonnegut does not slice through his characters with the same violence found in the masterpiece Breakfast of Champions, nor does he tie together the fascinating details he uncovers as the novel progresses. In all, it's fun, sexy, jazzy. The "thundering moral message" won't electrocute you, but it's great if you want some noise.

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Summary: Different
Review: I found Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" unnecessary at times. His dry humor offended me, too. In the beginning of the book, I would come across a curse word or questionable joke and didn't think much about it because that's the way most highschool students talk, so I'm used to it. After a while, though, I found the dry humor annoying and offensive. Don't get me wrong, the novel has a great anti-war theme and was very well written, I just didn't care for some unnecessary text. When I finally got through the book, I wondered what other people thought about his writing and humor, and I guess I'm the only one that found it offensive. Nonetheless, I am sticking with my choice on the nature of this book, unless I am persuaded otherwise. On a lighter note, Vonnegut portrayed a lot of feelings that people share over the idea of war. Billy Pilgrim's out-of-body experiences threw me a bit, but after a while, I caught on. I enjoyed reading the parts of the book that didn't involve anything PG-13.

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Summary: Different
Review: I found Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" unnecessary at times. His dry humor offended me, too. In the beginning of the book, I would come across a curse word or questionable joke and didn't think much about it because that's the way most highschool students talk, so I'm used to it. After a while, though, I found the dry humor annoying and offensive. Don't get me wrong, the novel has a great anti-war theme and was very well written, I just didn't care for some unnecessary text. When I finally got through the book, I wondered what other people thought about his writing and humor, and I guess I'm the only one that found it offensive. Nonetheless, I am sticking with my choice on the nature of this book, unless I am persuaded otherwise. On a lighter note, Vonnegut portrayed a lot of feelings that people share over the idea of war. Billy Pilgrim's out-of-body experiences threw me a bit, but after a while, I caught on. I enjoyed reading the parts of the book that didn't involve anything PG-13.

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Summary: Different
Review: I found Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" unnecessary at times. His dry humor offended me, too. In the beginning of the book, I would come across a curse word or questionable joke and didn't think much about it because that's the way most highschool students talk, so I'm used to it. After a while, though, I found the dry humor annoying and offensive. Don't get me wrong, the novel has a great anti-war theme and was very well written, I just didn't care for some unnecessary text. When I finally got through the book, I wondered what other people thought about his writing and humor, and I guess I'm the only one that found it offensive. Nonetheless, I am sticking with my choice on the nature of this book, unless I am persuaded otherwise. On a lighter note, Vonnegut portrayed a lot of feelings that people share over the idea of war. Billy Pilgrim's out-of-body experiences threw me a bit, but after a while, I caught on. I enjoyed reading the parts of the book that didn't involve anything PG-13.

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Summary: Listen.
Review: I read this book at the perfect age of 17. I was a lost young man searching for religion. This book gave it to me. Although Vonnegut uses Billy Pilgrim's coming "unstuck in time" as a plotline, he also uses it to display a fatalistic view of the world where moments are structured. For those who have shunned religion and its confines, this book is perfect. I also love the fact that Vonnegut seems to use this book as a way to laugh at humanity's desensitization. In my top 5 books, this one is #2(behind only The Great Gatsby) and I urge all of you to read it.

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Summary: Listen.
Review: I read this book at the perfect age of 17. I was a lost young man searching for religion. This book gave it to me. Although Vonnegut uses Billy Pilgrim's coming "unstuck in time" as a plotline, he also uses it to display a fatalistic view of the world where moments are structured. For those who have shunned religion and its confines, this book is perfect. I also love the fact that Vonnegut seems to use this book as a way to laugh at humanity's desensitization. In my top 5 books, this one is #2(behind only The Great Gatsby) and I urge all of you to read it.

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Summary: Abducted?
Review: I think is pretty good overall, even though, the jumping over from scene to scene is confusing. I don't think to much of war, but if you like war books, this one you will probably like. It is very detailed, and thats probably how the war was. I think the abduction by the Tralfamadorians is not exactly right, I think that Billy chose the Tralfamadorians because the war was so terrible that he needed something to get his mind off of it. The book has some funny parts but so serious you don't think you should laugh at it. But overall, I think it was a good book.

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Summary: Billy Pilgrim's life during the WWII
Review: I thought that this book was very strange. It focuses on the main character Billy Pilgrim's life as a youngster in the war. It was strange because the book will jump from one point in time to another. It was pretty interesting. I thought it would all come together at the end but to me it felt like it just ended without any reason. Maybe that's just me. Billy Pilgrim did live an interesting life that is what kept me going...trying to figure out was else happened in his life. Maybe you'll enjoy the book much more than I did.