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who here has read slaughterhouse-five?

seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
edited September 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
had to pick out a book for my english class. the guy at the book store recommended it to me, and i decided to go with it. never heard of it before today. what are your opinions on it?
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  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Great book. The plot was interesting and seeing he keeps jumping through time it doesn't get boring.
  • kcherubkcherub Posts: 961
    Just read it last summer. Good read. :)
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    It's great. Very accessible and inordinately thought-provoking for such a short read.
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  • Daisy_BuchananDaisy_Buchanan Posts: 162
    Anything by Kurt Vonnegut is well worth your time :)
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Isn't it more or less required reading for American teenagers? I still rate it as one of my all time favorite novels.
  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    Daisy_Buchanan wrote:
    Anything by Kurt Vonnegut is well worth your time :)
    absolutely. the guy is a genius.
  • PJamGrunge10PJamGrunge10 California Posts: 596
    It's a pretty popular book, I'm surprised you haven't heard of it. It was required in my English class.

    Anyways, it's pretty weird... but it can be very interesting when the topic of certain future events come up.
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    Just re-read it this year. Enjoyed it more as an adult. Def a great read!
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    Daisy_Buchanan wrote:
    Anything by Kurt Vonnegut is well worth your time :)

    Yes, totally agree.
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  • adam42381adam42381 Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,515
    I read it last winter and thought it was very good. I made the mistake of reading it in spurts over about 6 weeks. I kept having to go back and re-read sections to figure out what the hell was going on. Just read it in a few days and it should be very enjoyable.
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    Phenomenal book, but I like a few others of his even more.
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    I loved it. I still do.
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  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    I read this a couple of years back, really liked it but can't remember much of it. I may just have to give it another read now.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    One of the all-time great American novels. Somehow turns the atrocities of war into something so absurd you can't help but laugh.

    So it goes...

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  • Riot_MacRiot_Mac Posts: 473
    I don't read all that often, but I read this book in HS and it is still one of the best books I have ever read. After I read it I picked up a few other Vonnegut books, also very good reads.

    You will not be disappointed with Slaughterhouse Five
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    I read it and loved it.

    I gave it to my little brother when he was 15 to read as a christmas present. He said i never knew getting a book for christmas could turn out to be so cool.

    It is very good.
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  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    It's a good read but i don't think it's as good as people think. There are a lot more funnier, intelligent books out there but hey it's all about opinions isn't it? But yeah you will enjoy it.
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    It was a great book, but if you like Slaughterhouse Five then you have to read Cat's Cradle. It was by far better than Slaughterhouse Five.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    mammasan wrote:
    It was a great book, but if you like Slaughterhouse Five then you have to read Cat's Cradle. It was by far better than Slaughterhouse Five.

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    So it goes.
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  • FoxwellFoxwell Posts: 142
    Slaughterhouse-Five was one of the books they wanted to burn in the fictional town in Footloose, so you know it's got to be good!

    In the real world, Slaughterhouse-Five often if not always made the list of the 100 Most Challenged Books--as determined by the American Library Association (another sign that it's a quality book!)

    http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.cfm

    Personally, I've never been disappointed by Vonnegut. In the wake of his death last year, I read God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater--easily one of his best.

    He was dark and incandescent, full of life and angst, had a rich appreciation of history, and was a national treasure--a Mark Twain for the Twentieth Century.

    Enjoy!
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  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    Very good place to start with Kurt Vonnegut books. Just make sure you don't stop after this one!
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