Propably the weirdest anti-war-war-book you'll read
At it's core the book is about the fire bombing of dresden, but explained in an exquisitely crafted story, that defies traditional story telling. The main character is unstuck in time and thus the book is not chronological.
This was entertaining to the point it fel like a fever dream the whole way through. I was definitely in for a ride reading this book.
Vonneguts interviews made me like him, but his books made me fall in love with him over and over again
A black humorous classic, that masterfully depicts the absurdity of war. Rightly one of the best anti-war books.
I loved the whole concept behind the book and how the story line was structured. In total I just loved this novel.
The thing is, the book was not bad but I feel like I was too dumb for it’s humor.
It’s hard to put into words what I think about this book. It’s grotesque, funny, weird, scary, thought-provoking, and many more other emotions on either side of the spectrum. But still I couldn’t put it down and enjoyed the read.
A black humorous classic, that masterfully depicts the absurdity of war. Rightly one of the best anti-war books.
Es handelt sich um eine kurze, aber dennoch anspruchsvolle Lektüre. Vonnegut, wie sein Protagonist Billy Pilgrim, erlebte während des Zweiten Weltkriegs das verheerende Bombardement von Dresden, das zehntausende Zivilisten das Leben kostete. Dieses Ereignis bildet den Kern des Romans. Etwas verwirrend ist die komplizierte Zeitstruktur des Buches: Billy Pilgrim wird "zeitversetzt", nachdem er von einem Tralfamadorianischen Raumschiff entführt wird. Dadurch springt er von einem Moment zum anderen durch die Zeit, von der Zeit vor der Zerstörung Dresdens über seine Kindheit, sein Leben nach dem Krieg bis hin zur Vietnamkriegszeit. Auf seiner Reise begegnet er einer Vielzahl skurriler und bemitleidenswerter Charaktere, darunter der tyrannische Weary, der wütende Sadist Lazzaro, der amerikanische Nazi Campbell und der Science-Fiction-Autor Kilgore Trout. Vonnegut entwirft mit "Schlachthof 5" ein beeindruckendes Bild auf menschliche Schicksale, die Absurdität des Krieges und das menschliche Zeitverständnisses.
This book is not supposed to make you feel good. It's supposed to leave you sad and wondering, crying maybe over the tragedies that can take place in just one man's life who happens to be part of a world war among other things you wouldn't wish on anybody. Instead it provokes a smirk here or there. A smirk that rises a feeling of guilt deep down in your guts. And it doesn't make you cry either, doubling that feeling of guilt. Vonnegut uses a very special way of describing things and the style used in his writing supports the main character, who seems to be such a simple man and yet he is not. He is full of mystery, just as the actions are, that are described in this book. Slaughterhouse-Five is not a pleasant read and it's not designed to be, but it is a very good read, that I would recommend to anybody, willing to read a different kind of anti-war book.
I don't know what say. Can I say that I enjoyed it? It feels wrong to say that I enjoyed a book about the Dresden bombing, but if you can say it about any war book you can say it about this one I guess. I'm really happy I didn't know what this book is about before I started reading. I would have never picked it up. I don't have the stomach for memoirs about violence and usually have to force myself to keep reading. This book I simply breathed in.
What can I say, i really like war stories. I like the way Billys struggles are portrayed.
Great book about a man’s detachment after living thorough the horrors of World War II.
So...WHAT WAS THE FREACKING POINT ABOUT THIS BOOK? Did anything get resolved..I don't think so! WHY ON EARTH DID HE TRAVEL THROUGH AND WHY WORLD WAR TWO! Why?! The only reason why this book gets two stars...well I read a book (Le Grand Cahier) and there a dog gets raped. By a GIRL! So I've read worse, but I still don't like slaughterhouse five...because I DON'T GET IT. AND WHEN TEY KILLED THE DOG...I WAS DONE WITH IT.
Read this for a research paper on American Literature of WWII. Really appreciated the author and his style.
This is more art than enjoyment and like a lot of the big modern classics, I understand what it wants to achieve but it doesnt entirely resonate with me. I see why it stood the test of time, it has a lot to offer: it fascinated me and I was intruiged bei the stylistic choices, but the actual content wasn't offering me something I could wholeheartedly enjoy. While I can appreciate the non-linear style, the metaphors and the writing, what I want from books is to feel with the characters and see ideas, either stories or concepts, explored. I dont mind that much that the characters arent in the forfront in this novel, I think the use of them supported the overal themes quite well, but for all the appreciation I have for this, it still annoyed me that the human zoo, the time travel, the alien obduction... these ideas were so underutilized. Intentionally, yes, but these elements still were what I ultimately wanted from this book. It's a really interesting look into the mind of a disenchanted person, though. I like it on that level. I'm just more into Science Fiction than Literary Fiction
