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Title: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut ISBN: 0-440-18029-5 Publisher: Dell Publishing Pub. Date: 03 November, 1991 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (440 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Anti-War Book?
Comment: On February 13-14, in the year of 1945, 65,000 incendiary explosives were dropped upon the peaceful and beautiful German city of Dresden by British and American forces, burning 135,000 men, women, and children to death (15,000 more than the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima). So it goes.
The author of Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, was one of the 100 people to survive the bombing, and then only because he was deep under the ground in a slaughterhouse being held as a prisoner of war. For the main character of the story, Kurt Vonnegut invented Billy Pilgrim, the imaginary protagonist of Slaughterhouse-Five, to also witness the somewhat unknown firebombing of Dresden. The damage that the event inflicted upon Billy's mind becomes apparent throughout the course of the book, beginning with the fact that he experiences time by jumping from event to event in his life, similar to a severely shell-shocked individual.
The story is presented in a calm and informative manner, with absurd, disturbing, and often unexpected events mixed with the often mundane and uneventful story of Billy's life. It is through these bizarre events that many of the book's main points are presented; for instance, aliens known as the Tralfamadorians (who view the universe through the fourth-dimension) kidnapped Billy Pilgrim in his warped mind and showed him that the true way to view the universe was to see it all at once, as a huge picture, and then to focus only on the times that were pleasant.
In my opinion, Slaughterhouse-Five is a book that should be read by every human being on the planet. Who knows, maybe people might realize that destroying people's lives and minds over issues they don't have anything to do with won't make the world a better place.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: Slaughterhouse Five is one of the, if not the, best book I have read in my short 16 years of life. Vonnegut tells the story of a man, unstruck in time, who travels spasmodically back and forth through time, reliving past experiences. It is enjoyable by fans of all genre: the bombing of dresden for you historical buffs, an alien abduction for you sci fi nuts, and hilarious dialogue and actions for the comedy fans.
As well as telling an incredably good story, it also informs the reader of an event in history that few know about, despite it's impact on the war, and the amount of casulties it caused. So not only are you reading a fine example of writing, you're also learning history too, now you just can't beat that with a stick. All in all, Slaughterhouse Five is a modern masterpiece, and rightfully deserves it's spot on the "Modern Library's 100 Best Books of the Century" (#18) as well as more. I whole heartedly recommend next time you are shopping for books at your local bookstore, you check this one out, it won't disappoint.
Rating: 4
Summary: sci-fi indictment of WWII, through a crazy man
Comment: This is an absolutely wonderful sci-fi novel with a lot of heart. It follows the life - real and perhaps often imagined - of Billy Pilgrim as he moves about in time, remembering painful moments of his life as an outsider. He witnesses WWII, but not as a hero; then he is a successful businessman, watching life pass him by, until he becomes a kind of profit. Interestingly, tho the march of time has overtaken the scope of his narrative - he predicted that the US would be broken up, that Chicago wd be blown up by "angry Chinamen" - it is still entirely believable.
The result is moving, funny, and very vivid. Warmly recommended. It can be read over and over, as I have for 32 years.
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Title: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ISBN: 038533348X Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger ISBN: 0316769487 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 01 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: 1984 (Signet Classics (Paperback)) by George Orwell ISBN: 0451524934 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 01 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut ISBN: 0385334206 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 11 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley ISBN: 0060929871 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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