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Los Angeles : Archaia Entertainment LLC, 2020.
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LibraryThing member kitlovestea
This is a really good adaptation of the source material. The colors are very sharp and crisp with reds and blues used with aplomb to convey heightened moods and depressive moods. The visual format really drove home just how unmoored Billy Pilgrim was and how frightening and disorienting it was for
I would recommend this for someone who has read Slaughterhouse Five and enjoys a good graphic novel adaptation. I'm not sure how it would translate to someone who hasn't read it, because the original book is already so disorienting.
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him at times. I especially liked when characters from the past and future would occupy the same space briefly during a time slip. The format was also well-used to differentiate between the fiction within a fiction of Kilgore Trout's stories. The pulpy comic style North used worked really well for those. I would recommend this for someone who has read Slaughterhouse Five and enjoys a good graphic novel adaptation. I'm not sure how it would translate to someone who hasn't read it, because the original book is already so disorienting.
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
I read Slaughterhouse-Five when I was in my teens or early twenties, and I mostly remember being annoyed by it, with its time slips and alien abductions. Either being older or, more likely, the extreme skill of this graphic novel adaptation has given me a new appreciation for Vonnegut's story.
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Darkly humorous and sadly still too timely. Show Less
LibraryThing member TomDonaghey
Slaughterhouse-Five, the Graphic Novel (2021) by Kurt Vonnegut, illustrated by Albert Monteys. This is a graphic novelization of Vonnegut’s brilliant anti-war story. Once again we follow Billy Pilgrim as he bounces about through both time and space. By now you have probably read the novel or seen
The fictional Pilgrim, like the very real Vonnegut, was captured during World War Two and eventually delivered to Dresden, Germany. Dresden was supposed to not be a military target. There was no arms manufacturing complexes, vital services of any kind going on there, nor was there likely to be any time in the near future. Yet it was a target of the most massive firebombing of the war. The city was decimated, the population all but obliterated, and almost nothing but smoke and rubble left behind.
Out of the destruction crawled American prisoners and some of their captors. Vonnegut/Pilgrim survived but in the latter’s case, became unstuck in time. From this point on he ricochets through his life. Marriage, children, plane crashes, his optometry business, being taken by space travelers who experience all of time at the same moment, nothing is in sequence for him. Somehow Billy manages to manage to handle this discontinuity with a level of aplomb that is both surprising and admirable.
Our hero here is little more than a pinball, unable to control his destiny, but comes to accept it regardless. He is like you and me, but perhaps more accepting of his fate.
This adaptation of the novel is a worthy addition to both Vonnegut’s legacy and Albert Montey’s resume.
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the movie based on the novel, but if not this is an easy doorway into the story if you haven’t had the pleasure of either of those options.The fictional Pilgrim, like the very real Vonnegut, was captured during World War Two and eventually delivered to Dresden, Germany. Dresden was supposed to not be a military target. There was no arms manufacturing complexes, vital services of any kind going on there, nor was there likely to be any time in the near future. Yet it was a target of the most massive firebombing of the war. The city was decimated, the population all but obliterated, and almost nothing but smoke and rubble left behind.
Out of the destruction crawled American prisoners and some of their captors. Vonnegut/Pilgrim survived but in the latter’s case, became unstuck in time. From this point on he ricochets through his life. Marriage, children, plane crashes, his optometry business, being taken by space travelers who experience all of time at the same moment, nothing is in sequence for him. Somehow Billy manages to manage to handle this discontinuity with a level of aplomb that is both surprising and admirable.
Our hero here is little more than a pinball, unable to control his destiny, but comes to accept it regardless. He is like you and me, but perhaps more accepting of his fate.
This adaptation of the novel is a worthy addition to both Vonnegut’s legacy and Albert Montey’s resume.
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LibraryThing member BenKline
This was an absolutely beautiful rendering of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. The comic/graphic novel perfectly encapsulated the tone, the feel, the themes, the nuances of the original book. For anyone who has ever read Vonnegut, specifically Slaughter-House Five, this is a must read. For
The artwork is beautiful. The construction, care, and love for the original work is evident throughout. Vonnegut would have been very proud and would have loved this.
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anyone hesitant to read Slaughterhouse-Five or hesitant to read Vonnegut, or unsure if they want to read a full book and a graphic novel would be easier (I read this basically in one day), then this is also perfect.The artwork is beautiful. The construction, care, and love for the original work is evident throughout. Vonnegut would have been very proud and would have loved this.
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LibraryThing member JesseTheK
Excellent comics rendering of a crucial mid-20th century book. Monteys and North use color, pattern and coded speech bubbles to make the Tralfamadorian everything-at-once understanding of time readily legible. Careful photo research provides texture. Text font is friendly and readable. Highly
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LibraryThing member reader1009
*reviewed by uncorrected egalley #netgalley
This is a beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's anti-war classic; I have not read the original but found this version to be extremely accessible--not confusing, and appealing to readers who might not otherwise pick up Vonnegut's
Includes some language ('sh__' and 'f__') and violence and (censored) sexual situations, as you would expect in a war story.
This is a beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's anti-war classic; I have not read the original but found this version to be extremely accessible--not confusing, and appealing to readers who might not otherwise pick up Vonnegut's
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work.Includes some language ('sh__' and 'f__') and violence and (censored) sexual situations, as you would expect in a war story.
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LibraryThing member Briars_Reviews
I have wanted to pick up Slaughterhouse-Five for years, ever since I was given 1984 in high school instead of this book. I had always been interested in what I missed out in reading this book, and lucky for me NetGalley had the graphic novel version of this book!
I thought this was a great way to
I really enjoyed the illustrations, and I found the book really intriguing and well done.
Three out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and BOOM! Studios for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
I thought this was a great way to
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present the story, even if I haven't read the original work. If I had options like this way back in my high school days then it would have made reading some of these classics way more entertaining! I'd highly recommend educators and students grab books like these to add a little spice and fun to your reading lists.I really enjoyed the illustrations, and I found the book really intriguing and well done.
Three out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and BOOM! Studios for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
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LibraryThing member VadersMorwen
This is a great breakdown of the classic book.
I always enjoy reading the graphic novel version of books I tried to read but could not get into.
This is an easier read than the classic book.
The main character is in a war where he remembers his life as he experiences war.
I always enjoy reading the graphic novel version of books I tried to read but could not get into.
This is an easier read than the classic book.
The main character is in a war where he remembers his life as he experiences war.
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Awards
Eisner Award (Nominee — 2021)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2020-09
ISBN
9781684156252