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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
4.0
dark funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I’m glad that I waited to write a review on this book, because I think I like it the more that it sits with me. I’ve listened to a couple podcasts that have mentioned it, Fuckbois of Literature, which opened my eyes to many things I did not realize upon my first read. The other one was a Lost rewatch podcast that compared the book to other situations in stories where characters become “unstuck” in time. 

The book was definitely funny at times, bleak at most others, but every now and then I find myself wondering about the book, kind of eager to give it a reread or try out some of Vonnegut’s other works.