Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) (edit title/settings)

• Rated 4 stars

“Its one weird book. Its also funny and reminds me of all the weird thoughts that go on in my head. ”

• Rated 2 stars

“Still on Chapter Two and loving it already. There are no characters ... only lives. Very real. More later.”

• Rated 4 stars

“a little confusing.but well worth a read.”

• Rated 3 stars

“Not what I expected at all. I'm going to reread it soon as I'm certain most of it went right over my head the first read round.”

• Rated 2 stars

“2 stars due more to circumstance than objective judgement- I was told this was the best Vonnegut book, but read a lot of others first, so my expectation kept on being raised, to unreasonable levels. The order I read them was by whichever I found in a secondhand bookshop first, so I started with Breakfast of Champions, which is still my favourite, and expanded outwards into his world. Slaughter house five is a separate book from the world of the others.”

• Rated 0 stars

“Amazing ! nothing could be considered better as a tool to subvert notions supporting war and those who are up with the ideas of 'othering' the different, the alternatives, negating the fact that the 'others' have a right to exist with their differences.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Good lord, what is there left to say about this book that hasn't be already said? I wish I could pinpoint exactly why I like this book so much. The first time I read it, it was out of "duty" - it's one of those books that "everyone" says you must read. But as it turns out, this is one of maybe 10 or 20 books I find myself rereading periodically and I never get tired of it, never stop looking at it with fresh eyes. I buy a copy, loan it to someone and then have to buy a new one because I never get it back. I'd like to think those copies go out like a literary virus, infecting others Kurt Vonnegut. I think it's time I got a new copy.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Thought provoking. There once was this fantastic book about life, death and everything in between, and so it goes. This is one of those books that I love, but find hard to put into words. I think everyone should read this at least once.”