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“Among the things Billy Pilgrim could not change were the past, the present, and the future.”

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

September 19, 2019 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr11bingo Banned Book, bingo #10 & 11 A frequently challenged classic according to ALA Slaughterhouse-Five propelled Kurt Vonnegut to fame when it was published in 1969. It has been banned in a number of school districts over the decades for language, sex and religious references. Slaughterhouse-Five is  Vonnegut’s attempt to write about his experience as a POW in Dresden during WWII, where he witnessed the firebombing that destroyed the city and caused the deaths of 135,000 people. Slaughterhouse-Five is an anti-war classic that shows through […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: banned book, cbr11, cbr11bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, kurt vonnegut, slaughterhouse-five

ElCicco's CBR11 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: banned book, cbr11, cbr11bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, kurt vonnegut, slaughterhouse-five ·
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Vonnegut’s little war book.

February 9, 2016 by narfna 21 Comments

There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick and so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters.” So basically everyone I’ve ever talked to has read this book before me, and I’m kinda pissed off about that. Why didn’t y’all tell me I needed to read this? I know most people had to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: billy pilgrim, dresden, kilgore trout, kurt vonnegut, narfna, Satire, science fiction, slaughterhouse-five, speculative, time travel, war, WWII

narfna's CBR8 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: billy pilgrim, dresden, kilgore trout, kurt vonnegut, narfna, Satire, science fiction, slaughterhouse-five, speculative, time travel, war, WWII ·
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And so it goes

August 15, 2015 by cheerbrarian 8 Comments

Slaughterhouse Five was on my “to read” list because of its acclaim, so for me it was medicine that I wanted to take.  This was an uncomfortable novel, but certainly an important one, as Vonnegut painstakingly outlines his anti-war stance and the far-reaching consequences of war. Billy Pilgrim is a reluctant participant in war and his experiences in Dresden are always with him.  He suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, and spends his life “traveling in time” along his personal timeline due to his experiences with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: classics, kurt vonnegutt, slaughterhouse-five

cheerbrarian's CBR7 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: classics, kurt vonnegutt, slaughterhouse-five ·
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My Triple Cannonball, and Why I Won’t Even Try for the Quadruple

November 25, 2014 by Travis_J_Smith 5 Comments

#151: Yes Please by Amy Poehler: 1 star. #152: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut: 4 stars. #153-4: Death Note, Vol. 1 & 2 by Tsugumi Ohba: 5 stars. #155: Lucky Bastard by S.G. Browne: 2 stars. #156-7: Doughnut and When It’s a Jar by Tom Holt: 4 and 3 stars.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: amy poehler, death note, doughnut, kurt vonnegutt, lucky bastard, s.g. browne, slaughterhouse-five, tom holt, tsugumi obha, when it's a jar, yes please, youspace

Travis_J_Smith's CBR6 Review No:157 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: amy poehler, death note, doughnut, kurt vonnegutt, lucky bastard, s.g. browne, slaughterhouse-five, tom holt, tsugumi obha, when it's a jar, yes please, youspace ·
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