Slaughterhouse-Five: A Duty-Dance with Death

Name: Slaughterhouse-Five: A Duty-Dance with Death
Rating: 4.076588502269289 (2644 reviews)
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
ISBN: 9780586089019

by Kurt Vonnegut

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(2,644 ratings)

Critical Insights160 pages121 editions1989Triad PaladinISBN 9780586089019

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About this book

Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s 1969 semi-autobiographical, anti-war novel that blends science fiction, satire, and dark humor to explore the trauma of war, particularly the firebombing of Dresden, through the non-linear life of protagonist Billy Pilgrim, who becomes "unstuck in time" after being abducted by aliens.

Publication Details

Publisher: Triad Paladin
Published: 1989
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9780586089019
Language: en
Editions: 121

Community Reviews

menwithven★★★★★3/22/2026

Weird at times, clearly purposeful, enjoyed the book, connects to timequake, I don’t remember if Kilgore trout is in slaughterhouse five. He might be. there’s a hospital scene is timequake I find similar to Billy pilgrims hospital scene in slaughterhouse five, not a bad thing just a observation. I like how everything makes sense if you read a bunch of his books.