Classics
Science fiction
Historical fiction
Literary
1969
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
Published in Spanish as Matadero Cinco
Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five is “a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century” (Time).
What it is
Travelling in time · nobody is entirely good
What happens in it
War from the inside
Time travel
How it feels
Before you pick it up
Is it for you?
It's for you if…
- you like a story that plays with time
- you like dry, sideways humour
- you like a story that bends reality a little
Maybe not if…
- you prefer a story told in order
- you'd rather skip the hard scenes
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