Slaughterhouse-Five

Other than some swearing and drinking, this book is a hidden masterpiece. Others may think that because it takes place in war times it’s bad and that children or pre teens shouldn’t read about it. But I honestly think it’s a great book, I read it when I was around 13 and other than an occasional cuss word or sex, (I would skip if your child doesn’t feel comfortable reading) I wouldn’t be fazed,

Examines the fire-bombing of Dresden in the way only Vonnegut could do--through time travel! Could be easily paired with a history class examining WWII.

I read Slaughterhouse 5 when I was 11 and from then on, I had a period when I read only Kurt Vonnegut Jr's works. It's great, but it may be hard to understand. I would have read it when I was 9/10 or so if I knew about this book but it could be hard for 9 year old (and younger) to understand what was going on. Even as an 11-year old, it was slightly difficult so I had to reread this book several times.

This book is definitely sci-fi, at its best! It combines aliens with time travel, and it does so in a way that is actually coming from the imagination of the novel's main character. While language and sex are the main things that makes this book for older teens, it is still an amazing book! It allows you to use your imagination to depict what is happening! I have used my imagination to depict the war scenes, and even though it's in my head, IT LOOKS AWESOME! Another thing that makes this book great is that it teaches you how humans have no idea of how to maintain peace, which allows the reader to think of ways of maintaining peace. I seriously would love to read this book again! This book, along with "Of Mice And Men" and, of course, the Bible, are my favorite books!