Marvellous…the writing is pungent, the antics uproarious, the wit as sharp as a hypodermic needle
Daily Telegraph

A work of keen literary artistry
Joseph Heller,

The individuality of Vonnegut's style is a curious yet perfect match for the pain of the emotional content. A humane, human book that always remains a work of art rather than biography, no matter how apparent the author's presence
Kate Atkinson,

A laughing prophet of doom
New York Times

Unique
Doris Lessing,

William Smith 05 October 2010

I put off reading Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5 for too long. Sitting down with the dog-eared copy of a friend, I soon realised I had been missing out on a raucous, irreverent and angry piece of work that fizzes with imagination and wit.
Billy Pilgrim is adrift in time and space, flicking between the horrific and senseless events of World War II, the mundane and senseless events of life as an optometrist, and a zoo enclosure on the planet Tralfamadore. From this seeming jumble emerges a madcap, yet intensely sad tale of an man beleaguered by modern conflict as note perfect as Joseph Heller’s Catch-22.
If you haven’t read Slaughterhouse 5 already, put it off no longer!