Slaughterhouse-Five (MAXNotes Literature Guides) Paperback – August 13, 1996

I got the book on CD and liked it . This summary of the book made me consider several concepts I'd not thought of before.Example:Billy had Post Traumatic SyndromeAlsoHis head injury was causing him to imagine he was going back and forth throughout time.

Detailed background with literary reviews presented in easy to understand manner to facilitate understanding of Kurt Vonnegut's book Slaughterhouse Five.

The review titled "craziness" is a little off base. It is a science fiction novel, as well as a portrayal of the hell of war, through different genres. This is just more proof that books like this should be taught, not banned.Its a warm refresher, to read an anti-war book that doesn't preach. If that is indeed what you are looking for, you should pick it up.

one of those books which causes me to beat myself up. Are people good, bad , indifferent? Ask me tomorrow - my answer will change by then.

This is the first of this series I have used. It was as good as Cliffs Notes and cheaper. I'll look to see if Maxnotes has the title first, the next time I want to buy something like this.

I like it very much.

Full of typos, lackluster analysis, and totally worthless illustrations. Some good chapter summaries and analysis that occasionally reference external sources, but for the most part, this is the equivalent to watered-down Spark Notes.

This book has so many different themes; it is impossible to address them all at once. The concept of time is a major theme played with. This theme begins to weave into the story with these words: "Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time." The novel is Tralfamadorian in nature--it doesn't make sense when you look at each piece individually. It makes sense only when you see it all together at once. There truly is no beginning, middle, and end. Time is a comfort because it sees no end. Death is not an end. It is merely an unpleasant event in one's life, which is okay because there are plenty of other events in one's life in which they are very happy. This is what Billy Pilgrim learned from the Tralfamadorians. I think it is something that everyone should take away from this book.