Mattatoio n. 5

Paperback, 208 pages

Italian language

Published Feb. 28, 2014 by Feltrinelli.

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978-88-07-88505-1
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3 stars (3 reviews)

Mattatoio n. 5 è la storia semiseria di Billy Pilgrim, un americano medio, un uomo qualunque con però l'eccezionale capacità di passare da una dimensione spaziale all'altra. Senza essere in grado di impedire la cosa, può trovarsi ora a Dresda durante la Seconda guerra mondiale, ora nello zoo fantascientifico di Tralfamadore dove è esposto come esemplare della razza umana. Ma Mattatoio n. 5 è anche uno dei più importanti libri contro la guerra che siano mai stati scritti, autentica pietra miliare della letteratura antimilitarista. Kurt Vonnegut trae ispirazione dalla sua personale esperienza bellica quando, fatto prigioniero dai nazisti, ebbe la ventura di assistere alla distruzione di Dresda, la Firenze del Nord, da parte degli Alleati. Fu testimone di uno dei più terribili bombardamenti della storia, sopravvivendo grazie al suo osservatorio molto particolare: una grotta scavata nella roccia sotto un mattatoio, adibita a deposito di carni, nelle viscere della città. Quando …

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Review of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I liked how Vonnegut manages to tell a poignant war story in a gentle way, without any attempt to glorify anything or anyone. I guess this became a classic because it makes people reflect on their values and their approach to life. And maybe even prompt them to question their own views. To do the above through a novel in a gentle way is the accomplishment of this book.

This is my first Vonnegut novel. When I was reading it, I was surprised how much Douglas Adams' (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) style was influenced by Vonnegut.

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1 star

I don't think that Vonnegut writes poorly, nor do I think this work lacks inherent interest. It's more-so that this, alongside Catch-22 and the like, is a genre I just can't get behind. I understand the need for anti-war fiction, indeed even fiction mostly accounted from real life witness. With that being said, it seems that once you've read one 'war is futile and nothing makes sense, but that's what war is all about' book, you've read them all.

Am I so far out of touch with those in the story that I just don't get it? Well, actually no, and I don't think that this would be Vonnegut's aim either. I hope that war has been made so redundant to me that the thought of going through something like this in life continues to be a totally alien concept to me and everyone else. But I'd also hope that …

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  • War
  • Fiction
  • Science fiction
  • Historical fiction