Slaughterhouse 5

5 stars

Kurt Vonnegut???s Slaughterhouse-Five is a non-linear story, following a private in World War II, Billy Pilgrim, on his path through the war, the bombing of Dresden, the rest of his life, and even his brief stay on an alien planet. It is a fantastically horrifying dissection of the human psyche in war. This book was great from start to finish. No matter what, humans will find ways to maim and kill each other, atomic bombs or not.
So it goes.
I recommend it to absolutely everyone. It???s not hard to be anti-war in the 21st century, but it is a very interesting perspective on how the human mind ???breaks??? during times of great stress, trying to preserve a kind of sanity.