Jatka č.5

Livre relié, 185 pages

Langue : Czech

Publié 2008 par Argo.

ISBN :
978-80-257-0004-4
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(6 critiques)

Jedno z nejoriginálnějších protiválečných literárních děl všech dob vypráví příběh mladého Američana s německými kořeny, který se za druhé světové války dostal do německého zajetí a přežil fatální bombardování Drážďan, aby se v pozdějším věku dožil situace, kdy přestne být vázán současností a dokáže se přesouvat v čase, což mu není až tak moc platné, neboť ho unesou mimozemšťané a vystaví ho ve své zoo jako exponát člověka dvacátého století.

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a publié une critique de Slaughterhouse-Five par Kurt Vonnegut

Unexpected, familiar, and humane

It's a little embarrassing to confess that I'd never read Vonnegut. That's not true. I read Harrison Bergeron in some sort of enrichment reader in 6th grade. I thought that was pretty great, and the only story I remember fondly from that age outside of an Edgar Allen Poe collection that I probably read until the cover came off, and then read again. Somehow I always expected this book to be some kind of hippie acid trip because the people I knew growing up who read it had black light posters and blew smoke into their iguanas' faces to give them a contact high. I did not expect the book to be about WWII, to play with time the way it did, or to make me cry, not for anything in particular, but just a little catharsis for a moment after the book was finished. The book is lively and …

a publié une critique de Slaughterhouse-Five par Kurt Vonnegut

Unexpected, familiar, and humane

It's a little embarrassing to confess that I'd never read Vonnegut. That's not true. I read Harrison Bergeron in some sort of enrichment reader in 6th grade. I thought that was pretty great, and the only story I remember fondly from that age outside of an Edgar Allen Poe collection that I probably read until the cover came off, and then read again. Somehow I always expected this book to be some kind of hippie acid trip because the people I knew growing up who read it had black light posters and blew smoke into their iguanas' faces to give them a contact high. I did not expect the book to be about WWII, to play with time the way it did, or to make me cry, not for anything in particular, but just a little catharsis for a moment after the book was finished. The book is lively and …

Review of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' on 'Goodreads'

I liked how Vonnegut manages to tell a poignant war story in a gentle way, without any attempt to glorify anything or anyone. I guess this became a classic because it makes people reflect on their values and their approach to life. And maybe even prompt them to question their own views. To do the above through a novel in a gentle way is the accomplishment of this book.

This is my first Vonnegut novel. When I was reading it, I was surprised how much Douglas Adams' (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) style was influenced by Vonnegut.

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  • World War II