| Billy Pilgrim, a weak young man from Ilium, New York, is a prisoner of war in the non-military city of Dresden when the Allies firebomb it. Germans try to kill him, and American soldiers and pilots try to kill him. He meets young Kurt Vonnegut, also a prisoner of war, in Dresden. Pilgrim becomes "unstuck in time," traveling back and forth between the Second World War, his postwar life as an optometrist (and a nearly fatal plane crash in the mountains), and the planet Tralfamadore, where the local aliens have brought him to mate with porn star Montana Wildhack -- and he comes to understand basic truths about life, time, and human decency. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - depressing/sad FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world Time Travel: - into past and future equally Inner Struggle Yes Plotlet: - mental illness/nutsophrenia Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Time Travel story? Yes Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 0 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Story largely takes place in - 1900-1960's Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 20th century A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - inhabited by friendly aliens Takes place on Earth? Yes Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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