Published in 1969 originally, 2009 by Dial Press
recognized as one of the most influential anti-war books of all time, Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse 5" is a trippy book. It explores war, free will, fate, love, paranormal activity, and weaves in historical events the entire time. Vonnegut tells the tale of Billy Pilgrim, a young man who doesn't particularly believe in war and continuously asks to be left behind to die. He is able to become unstuck from time and can see different points of his life throughout the story. We are lead through his time before the bombing of Dresden, his boring married life after the war, time spent on an extraterrestrial planet called Tralfamadore, his death, and some other events.
Personally, I enjoyed this book, not in the way people are supposed to appreciate and love classics. I can't see this ever becoming my favorite book of all time, but I did really like the writing style the ideas were all solidly put together to create a nice mesh of historically accurate sci-fi.
Quotes:
""Would you talk about the war now, if I wanted you to?" said Valencia. In a tiny cavity in her great body she was assembling the materials for a Green Beret.
"It would sound like a dream," said Billy. "Other people's dreams aren't very interesting, usually."
Rating: ****
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