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Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five
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Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most.
Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780385333849 (0385333846)
ASIN: 385333846
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Pages no: 275
Edition language: English
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The better to see you, my dear
The better to see you, my dear rated it
4.0 “Poo-tee-weet?”
Took some pages for the book to grab me. If I'm honest, I'm pretty sure it was the chat with his war-buddy's wife, and as it happens, it is something of a key for the whole book. There was a promise there If I ever do finish it, though, I give you my word of honor: there won’t be a part for Frank...
Shiftyj1
Shiftyj1 rated it
5.0 Slaughterhouse-Five
I'm not sure how Vonnegut pulled this off. It was all over the fucking place. And it all worked. The whole time I was reading it, I had the feeling that I was reading something extraordinary. And I was.
BagEndBooks
BagEndBooks rated it
2.5 Confusing Book
2 1/2 stars. Kurt Vonnegut is undoubtedly a good writer. The trouble is, that I enjoyed the introduction where he was describing his own experiences much more than the bulk of the book where he told us Billy Pilgrim's story. Kurt himself is a more interesting person than Billy. Or maybe I just did...
LindaLeest
LindaLeest rated it
3.0 Slachthuis vijf
Ik vond dit zo'n apart verhaal, en moeilijk om een review over te schrijven.Ik denk namelijk dat het een verhaal is over PTSD (al bestond dat in die tijd nog niet), door oorlogstrauma.En ik denk dat de Tralfamadoriens de Duitsers moeten voorstellen?Overigens werkte dat steeds terugkomende zinnetje '...
Cygan
Cygan rated it
3.0 Ból głowy
Panowie z kabaretu TEJ mówili w jednym skeczu: - Oglądałeś CZTERECH PANCERNYCH? - Gdybyśmy trzy takie czołgi mieli, to byśmy sobie sami tę wojnę wygrali. Był taki szczęśliwy czas, że zaprzestano wyświetlania tego serialu w TV przez zarzut przedstawiania fałszywego obrazu wojny. „Rzeźnia” w nie...
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