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Chapter Book · 1969
Slaughterhouse-Five
A time-traveling soldier confronts the horrors of war and alien abduction.
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275 pages· 49,459 words
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Bookroo's summary
Billy Pilgrim, a World War II soldier, becomes 'unstuck in time' after surviving the Dresden bombing. As he navigates his fractured existence, he faces alien abduction and the chaos of war. Can he find meaning amidst the madness? This journey through time and space challenges the boundaries of reality and sanity, questioning the very nature of fate and free will. Will Billy's odyssey reveal a path to understanding, or is he forever trapped in a cycle of destruction and rebirth? Discover the surreal and poignant tale that redefines the war narrative.
From the publisher
Billy Pilgrim is the son of an American barber. He serves as a chaplain’s assistant in World War II, is captured by the Germans, and he survives the largest massacre in European history–the fire bombing of Dresden. After the war Billy makes a great deal of money as an optometrist, and on his wedding night he is kidnapped by a flying saucer from the planet Tralfamadore. So begins a modern classic by a master storyteller.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 275
- Words
- 49,459
- Audience
- Adult
- Lexile
- 850L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 6
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 8
- AR interest level
- UG
- AR quiz
- 16724
Publication
- Published
- January 12, 1999
- First published
- March 31, 1969
- Publisher
- Dial Press Trade Paperback
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780385333849
- LCCN
- 2005280221
- OCLC
- 62885771
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