Slaughterhouse Five was definitely deserving of all of the accolades and attention that it has received. It was a well-written book that really had me thinking about the carnage and animosity of war to another level. I only vaguely knew about what happened in Dresden during WWII and after finding out more about it I couldn't help but think about how meaningless the bombing was. The very fact that Vonnegut himself was apart of it and even had to gather bodies as a POW makes the book that much more powerful.
I feel like Vonnegut was meant to write Slaughterhouse Five to expose just how mentally destroyed one becomes after witnessing such an atrocity. Since he has first hand experience, he can truly capture the essence of the matter and put it on paper better than someone that was merely writing on the topic. He expertly explores the thoughts and actions of someone so severely affected by the war because he knows exactly what Billy Pilgrim must've went through. I truly respect Vonnegut for being able to write on such a sensitive subject to him.
All in all, the book was a very good read that really held my interest. Vonnegut was a much more reliable source on anti-war efforts than anything I've ever read before. I was drawn to his writing because of his experiences and I wanted to know what he had to say about them through Billy Pilgrim.
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