Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time -- moving randomly between the firebombing of Dresden, a zoo on an alien planet, and an ordinary American life.
About This Book
Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five is “a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century” (Time). Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want genuine wit: sharp, clever writing that earns its laughs. The writing rewards attention without being demanding, a good balance of depth and readability. It moves quickly: once you're in, it's hard to stop. If you need emotional weight in your reading, the lightness here may frustrate.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something funny and clever, and a read that's fast and propulsive.
What It Explores
Slaughterhouse-Five explores war and its costs — both during and long after, identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, and survival and what extreme circumstances ask of people.
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