Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Slaughterhouse-Five
Book Review: what vonnegut book REALLY needs a review
Summary: 5 Stars
Although you should all be reading the Vonnegut collection instead of reading my shanty review, I will go ahead and say that this book is wonderful by all standards.Read it as soon as possible.
So it goes.
Book Review: without these events, I wouldn't have my husband
Summary: 5 Stars
Now, hear me out! My husband is the oldest grandson of Vonnegut's war buddy, Bernard V. O'Hare. The book is dedicated to his grandmother Mary O'Hare. If the slaughter house had not been there for my grandfather-in-law to hide in while the Americans destroyed Dresden, then my husband would never have been born. I got started reading Vonnegut because I was looking for references to B.V.O'Hare, but I was fascinated by his insane humor and commentary on "a world rushing headlong into madness."Book Review: wkrc wcpo cpo dresdin
Summary: 5 Stars
"life was an ember beside your pillow"
you're peeling dresdin
frere pogonip
the lateral sreen between hedrick on the left, braun on the right
protesting innocence of the tach gun
you're peeling dresdin
And with the muse maps... you have arrived krc
on the Senate floor in absentia
The penultimate meat locker krc.
The ultimate locker being your handle krc.
Welcome to the abattoir you have constructed krc, for
your own personal witty entertainment.
The entertainment you are peeling, krc.
{sims frankenstein]
the right upper eyelash to and fro
circuits dresdin
the water circuit ...
the women in my life you have stalked with only violence
krcx dc
your muse maps dresdin..
ddg ross 71 krc
st agnes baltimore, carribean
the eldridge dresdin
jessamine county airport
brookhaven
water haven
you're peeling krc
again with glee and wit
blankowits
the muse maps krc
then... you remember the telephone was ringing at this hour
who could it be?
Book Review: worth the effort
Summary: 5 Stars
This is not an easy book to read, but it is a great book. What makes it tough to read is that Billy Pilgrim, the main character, "comes unstuck in time." In other words, he is constantly moving from the present, to the past, to the future. . . You start reading a chapter and you're not sure if your in World War II or in the future, etc.
The story is about a guy who is a soldier in World War II and is taken prisoner. He's sent to Dresden and survives the horrible bombing of that city. After he comes back home, his life is normal, until he becomes unstuck in time. He's constantly going back to his war experiences or into the future on another planet.
Vonegut has an amazing imagination, a wonderful sense of humor and a gift for telling stories that keep us interested. I've read most of his books and enjoyed everything I've read by him, but this is still one of his best books ever.
If you enjoy this, try his outstanding collection of short stories, "Welcome to the Monkey House."