- I would follow any of his books into battle without question. Which is funny because that is precisely one of the constant themes in Vonegut’s books.
- I love the resource of writing the story of secondary characters into the story, it´s a good break from the narrative. He also tends to have leitmotifs peppered throughout the stories and they are amazing.
- Most of the women are so dull, not cool bro.
- I feel like I might be missing out on some of the references that americans or people who follow closely history might get.
- Details are important.
Tag: Slaughterhouse Five
There in the hospital, Billy was having an adventure very common among people without power in time of war: He was trying to prove to a willfully deaf and blind enemy that he was interesting to hear and see.
Slaughterhouse-five. Kurt Vonnegut
She was a dull person, but a sensational invitation to make babies.
Slaughterhouse-five. Kurt Vonnegut
He did not think of himself as a writer for the simple reason that the world had never allowed him to think of himself this way.
Slaughterhouse-five. Kurt Vonnegut
He was cowardly and dangerous, and obviously very good at his job.
Slaughterhouse-five. Kurt Vonnegut
I think you guys are going to have to come up with a lot of wonderful new lies, or people just aren´t going to want to go on living.
Slaughterhouse-five. Kurt Vonnegut
One scout hung his head, let spit fall from his lips. The other did the same. They studied the infitesimal effects of spit on snow and history.
Slaughterhouse-five. Kurt Vonnegut
Like so many americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops.
Slaughterhouse-five. Kurt Vonnegut
…when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral.
Slaughterhouse-five. Kurt Vonnegut
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