Reviews with content warning for War - Slaughterhouse-Five

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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

190 reviews

chidera's review against another edition

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dark funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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clfenters's review

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dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed how Billy Pilgrim's past, present, and future scenes were interwoven together. It strikes me as similar to La Noche Boca Arriba, a story I really loved for similar elements. Also, I have visited Dresden and never realized this book dealt with the bombing of Dresden in 1945.

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stargazerave's review

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dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

So it goes.

An incredible recounting of the firebombing of Dresden and an emotional retelling of how people change after intense trauma that left me giggling at parts and soberly understanding exactly what Billy Pilgrim was experiencing at others. Vonnegut pulls no punches when describing the atrocities of war and spares no detail in depicting exactly how it has fractured the mind of his protagonist, and the effects that fracturing has.

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sliceofghost's review

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

perspective changing.

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teaselkie's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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marippe's review against another edition

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4.0

‘And what do the birds say? All there is to say about a massacre, things like “Poo-tee-weet?”’

I liked the writing style and the bulk of the story. Was fucked up and a bit comedic.
The way women were written in this was kinda bad.
My favourite part is still the opening chapter though.

When you show up to a hater competition and Roland Weary is there: 🏃🏃🏃🏃

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