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It follows the life and experiences of billy pilgrim, from his early years to his time as an american soldier and chaplains assistant during world war ii, to the postwar years, with billy occasionally traveling through time itself. He was not part of the scifi ghetto some sf fans will no question understand what im talking about so how could he be worth knowing. Ok, i signed up for the free trial of premium spotify, which allows listening to the book in the proper order. At the same time he and ohare are financially secure in middle age. Full text of slaughterhouse five or the childrens crusade see other formats. So we think vonnegut is being kind of tongueincheek. Slaughterhousefive itself experiments with new ways of presenting personal motivation and narrative time without throwing away the novel as a form.
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