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**Bartok** · 03-11-06, 20:32

Where the protagonist kept jumping around in time without any control? Kurt Vonnegut Jnr was the author, a great read and a very underrated movie. Now what could have put me in mind of that?
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**egb_hibs** · 03-11-06, 20:34

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Where the protagonist kept jumping around in time without any control? Kurt Vonnegut Jnr was the author, a great read and a very underrated movie. Now what could have put me in mind of that?
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Hope our techies can fix it cos it is doing my head in. What surprises me is how important to me it seems to be that I understand the sequence of posting... is it my training or do others feel like this?

You're clearly a closet fascist dude
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Order! Ve must haf Order!

**Bartok** · 03-11-06, 20:43

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You're clearly a closet fascist dude
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Stumpff!

**Archie** · 03-11-06, 20:56

FWIW the book is in my all time top 10. Humour , vision, tragedy and compassion as well as being a great read. One of the few books where the preface adds immeasurably to the book itself.

As for the film - less sure. I think it's pretty much unfilmable, but it was a brave stab none the less. And Valerie Perrine is never less than unsettling.

Colr · 03-11-06, 21:32

What's it about? Its highly rated, I understand.

**Bartok** · 03-11-06, 21:48

KVJ is a great writer Colr, recommend all his stuff. It is science fiction, mainly, though some of his stuff is more mundane (literally) eg Deadeye Dick.

Slaughterhouse 5 is about a guy called Billy Pilgrim who is a survivor of the bombing of Dresden in WW2 (as a POW) and who time-jumps randomly back and forth through his life. Difficult to describe the book, but Archie has a decent go above.

**Archie** · 03-11-06, 22:09

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KVJ is a great writer Colr, recommend all his stuff. It is science fiction, mainly, though some of his stuff is more mundane (literally) eg Deadeye Dick.

Slaughterhouse 5 is about a guy called Billy Pilgrim who is a survivor of the bombing of Dresden in WW2 (as a POW) and who time-jumps randomly back and forth through his life. Difficult to describe the book, but Archie has a decent go above.

And is partly based on KV jr's own experience as a PoW in Dresden. If you are at all put off by a Sci Fi tag, don't be - it's the very antithesis of shoot em up sci fi.

**gun ainm** · 03-11-06, 23:24

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KVJ is a great writer Colr, recommend all his stuff. It is science fiction, mainly, though some of his stuff is more mundane (literally) eg Deadeye Dick.

Slaughterhouse 5 is about a guy called Billy Pilgrim who is a survivor of the bombing of Dresden in WW2 (as a POW) and who time-jumps randomly back and forth through his life. Difficult to describe the book, but Archie has a decent go above.

you seem to have changed your tune from the thread about Dresden..... [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register]

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I think Slaughterhouse 5 was a crock of shit, but there ye go.

interesting change in opinion - to which off course you are more than entitled - what caused the volte face?

fwiw I agree with your second assessment not the first one

**Bartok** · 04-11-06, 01:48

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you seem to have changed your tune from the thread about Dresden..... [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register]

interesting change in opinion - to which off course you are more than entitled - what caused the volte face?

fwiw I agree with your second assessment not the first one

I loved the book, but you were in danger of winning that argument so I changed my verdict accordingly.
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Bartok The artist formerly known as Dixie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: back home Posts: 14,236 vCash: 500 My Mood: Thanks: 12 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Rep Power: 26	Anyone read the book/see the film Slaughterhouse 5? Where the protagonist kept jumping around in time without any control? Kurt Vonnegut Jnr was the author, a great read and a very underrated movie. Now what could have put me in mind of that? To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Hope our techies can fix it cos it is doing my head in. What surprises me is how important to me it seems to be that I understand the sequence of posting... is it my training or do others feel like this? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. " border="0" />

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