Twelve kinds of taste
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American science fiction, Bombing of Dresden, Open Library staff picks, Military fiction
Slaughterhouse-Five is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.
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Prestige, contemplative, open-ended and bleak.
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Slaughterhouse-Five [spoiler] Review
Merphy Napier · Aug 2026
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“All this happened, more or less.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was an American novelist who wrote works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as [*Slaughterhouse-Five* (1969)][1], [*Cat's Cradle* (1963)][2], and [*Breakfast of Champions* (1973)][3]. He was known for his humanist beliefs as well as being honorary president of the American Humanist Association. He is widely considered one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98474W/Slaughterhouse-Five [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98482W/Cat's_Cradle [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98488W/Breakfast_of_Champions
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