Slaughterhouse 5

I absolutely loved it!!!! I think it was great because it wasn't really science-fiction, it was about the impact of war and how soldiers after the war tried to come to terms with their own war trauma.I admire Vonneguts subtlety, the alien race being a wider metaphor of Bill's own PTSD and his need to escape his mundane and scarred life . Modern authors I feel strive to do what Vonnegut managed to do so effortlessly. They pump out metaphors or elements of magical realism to emphasis a wider issue or concern of the main protagonist . However I often find that modern authors underline their points too strong and it becomes too forced. However Vonneguts tone was unrelentingly subtle yet ever present. His repetition of ‘so it goes' emphasises the repetition of death which seemed like a constant in the novel. It also subtly reminds the reader of the pain of loss and constant death Bill seems to be confronted with in his post War World.I was thoroughly impressed . Obviously his work is heavily inspired by science fiction texts. However this is not really a science fiction novel at all. It's a war novel. And it's so much more than either of those genres. It's powerful in its own merit and I urge you to read it! A full 5 stars for me.