Finally we finished Slaughter House-Five. It's been a long journey, one I've definitely enjoyed. Vonnegut's genius and unimaginable creativity carried me through the whole novel without ever wanting to stop. It also brought hundreds of questions he left unanswered. I'm now left in a limbo wanting to sit down and talk with Vonnegut to see if I can clear my doubts. I guess I'll just have to check my schedule to see if I'm not too busy.
The book met its objective to leave something on the reader. I can safely say I'll never forget reading this masterpiece because of all the different ideas the reader can extract. A few I grabbed from the novel were its clear anti-war message and the emphasize on time which really made me understand moments in life will never come back. They'll live in the back of our heads as memories for us to cherish or regret but we will never live them again.
The ending was more than just a bit disappointing. It left more questions rather than bringing any answers but its hard to imagine any other way Vonnegut could've ended the novel. The biggest question I have with regards to the novel has been cooking in my head for a while now. Does Billy ever live through his entire life? He was only visiting specific moments in time so what happened to all those other days. The thousands of days full of the same routine, the cloudy Monday mornings and the sunny Saturday afternoons. Where they went we'll never know.
It was nice meeting Billy. Living day inn and day out the experiences that shaped the life of such a wonderful character. Meeting Weary, Rumfoord, Valencia, Montana, Campbell, the Tralfamadorians, and Trout was also great. Getting so close, so personal to these fictitious was a task only an author like Vonnegut could achieve. To all of them I say bye bye, it was great reading the book. To Vonnegut I say rest in piece. So it goes.
The book met its objective to leave something on the reader. I can safely say I'll never forget reading this masterpiece because of all the different ideas the reader can extract. A few I grabbed from the novel were its clear anti-war message and the emphasize on time which really made me understand moments in life will never come back. They'll live in the back of our heads as memories for us to cherish or regret but we will never live them again.
The ending was more than just a bit disappointing. It left more questions rather than bringing any answers but its hard to imagine any other way Vonnegut could've ended the novel. The biggest question I have with regards to the novel has been cooking in my head for a while now. Does Billy ever live through his entire life? He was only visiting specific moments in time so what happened to all those other days. The thousands of days full of the same routine, the cloudy Monday mornings and the sunny Saturday afternoons. Where they went we'll never know.It was nice meeting Billy. Living day inn and day out the experiences that shaped the life of such a wonderful character. Meeting Weary, Rumfoord, Valencia, Montana, Campbell, the Tralfamadorians, and Trout was also great. Getting so close, so personal to these fictitious was a task only an author like Vonnegut could achieve. To all of them I say bye bye, it was great reading the book. To Vonnegut I say rest in piece. So it goes.
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