Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)
Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most. Billy Pilgrim’s journey is at once a farcical look at the horror and tragedy of war where children are placed on the frontlines and die (so it goes), and a moving examination of what it means to be fallibly human. An American classic and one of the world’s seminal antiwar books, Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five is faithfully presented in graphic novel form for the first time from Eisner Award-winning writer Ryan North (How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Albert Monteys (Universe!).
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Readers say *Slaughterhouse-Five* is a unique blend of dark humor and profound antiwar themes, with Vonnegut’s imaginative style praised for its wit a...
that first interjection when vonnegut writes ‘that was me that was I…’ (not accurate quote probably—just from my head) really shook me. it made it all real. ofc i knew that all these horrors were real but adding these pieces of non-fiction —showing us that this was his own life, his reality at some point in time—jolted me from the pages of this ‘science fiction’ and into the real world.
What an interesting and enlightening read! Definitely bears another reading - so many things here to provoke thought concerning WWII. (At least that’s my opinion)
A mix of humor to tamp down the horror of war, a delicate balance Vonnegut mastered. I really enjoyed his writing style and very much interested in reading more of his work.
A mix of humor to tamp down the horror of war, a delicate balance Vonnegut mastered. I really enjoyed his writing style and very much interested in reading more of his work.
Finally finished this book. Only took forever. Wish I'd read it so much sooner. It would have opened my eyes to some things sooner. But oh well. It was a nice, fun, kinda goofy, but also extremely dark at times read. Want to read more Vonnegut now. Should this be my Vonnegut year? Pretty sure he's the only repeat offender on my list this year of new reads
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