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Slaughterhouse-five

I have to say, this book was rather enjoyable. At times, it was a little frustrating because of the way the author just seems to keep repeating, but I loved the comedy in it. I think that the author was brilliant, I have never read a book where I could literally picture what the characters looked like until I read this novel. However, I found it odd and a little weird how he would jump around from time to time, and I didn't really know if it was post-dramatic stress disorder that the author was trying to paint, or if that's the way the book was written to be--confusing. I guess one of the reasons why I liked this book so much was because I could relate to the humor. I have a friend that I could hear every time I read certain passages from the book. I just find it odd that I picked up the book expecting it to be boring and all historical, but I found it rather modern and pretty out there. I mean, abducted by aliens? That's pretty crazy. I have to say, I laughed when he was talking to someone (I don't remember who) about the Dresden bombing, and the person he's talking to brings up the Holocaust and how so many people died, and he just says, "I know, I know, I KNOW!" It just reminds me so much of how people in today are. And I guess that may be why I find this book to be modern, because on some levels, you can relate to it. I found that when Vonnegut wrote about his time in Dresden, it was a little saddening, but I liked that his humor could take it away and the book wasn't one of those stories that made you want to shoot yourself.

One of my very favorite quotes was in chapter three. And it read: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to always tell the difference." I liked this so much because it's such a powerful quote. To me it means just taking the bull by the horns and realizing that there are things in life that you can change, and things in life that you are forced to just deal with anyway.

Slaughterhouse V was definitely an interesting read, and I wouldn't mind reading another one of Vonnegut's books just to see how they compare.