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Slaughterhouse-Five
- Narrated by: James Franco
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Publisher's Summary
Slaughterhouse-Five is the now famous parable of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II veteran and POW who has, in the later stage of his life, become "unstuck in time" and who experiences at will (or unwillingly) all known events of his chronology out of order and sometimes simultaneously.
Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of continuing characters (notably here the hack science fiction writer Kilgore Trout and the alien Tralfamadorians, who oversee his life and remind him constantly that there is no causation, no order, no motive to existence). The "unstuck" nature of Pilgrim's experience may constitute an early novelistic use of what we now call post-traumatic stress disorder; then again, Pilgrim's aliens may be as "real" as Dresden is real to him.
Struggling to find some purpose, order, or meaning to his existence and humanity's, Pilgrim meets the beauteous and mysterious Montana Wildhack (certainly the author's best character name), has a child with her, and drifts on some supernal plane, finally, in which Kilgore Trout, the Tralfamadorians, Montana Wildhack, and the ruins of Dresden do not merge but rather disperse through all planes of existence.
Slaughterhouse-Five was hugely successful, brought Vonnegut an enormous audience, was a finalist for the National Book Award and a best seller, and remains four decades later as timeless and shattering a war fiction as Catch-22, with which it stands as the two signal novels of their riotous and furious decade.
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Featured Article: 70+ Unforgettable Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
Kurt Vonnegut had an extremely productive career, penning everything from plays to short stories to full-length nonfiction. Drawing on his experiences of war, life, and love, Vonnegut’s powerful messages were delivered so creatively—and often quite satirically—ensuring that they stood the test of time. This assortment of Kurt Vonnegut quotes is just a glimpse of the gems found throughout the works of this great author.
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- Rhiannon
- 04-20-18
Please God, no more James Franco.
Normally, no matter good or bad a book may be, I HAVE to finish it. I have to know how it ends. This book is the exception. It's not so much to do with the Author, but the Narrator. James Franco's narration of the book makes this story virtually unbearable. Honestly, I couldn't even get past the first hour. I'll have to see if there's another narrator for the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-20-18
Never let James Franco narrate
I knew little about this book other than it was apparently a must read. The story itself is unique if not confusing until you get the hang of it. Not as satisfying a tale as I would have liked but the flow and form of the story was enjoyable.
James Franco though... you'd think you'd get a decent voice performance out of a film actor. It was like having a high school junior drama student read it to me: apathetic tone, crappy fake accents, limited emotional range. There was barely an audible difference between characters and he sounded SO BORED the whole time. All in all, a real turd of a reading.
I'd recommend the book, just do yourself a favor and find a different narrator.
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- james
- 12-11-18
3.45 stars......mediocre
James Franco narrates Vonnegut’s classic, a tale that takes the listener inside the time traveling mind of Billy Pilgrim, a war vet suffering from PTSD. Franco isn’t a terrible narrator, but he should stick to acting. A good narrator makes all the difference. Vonnegut is a beloved author, and this post-war classic is considered great by many. Unfortunately, I’m in the minority....and so it goes.
Overall rating: 3.45 stars
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- Screech
- 11-16-16
Good story, poor audio & reading
Classic 1960's writing. Terrible 2010 voice. Male vocal fry. Also, levels should have been normalized. Too much gain adjustment required. Kept having to back up position and increase volume to hear what I'd missed. Then, few minutes later, pull out the earbuds to keep from being blasted out.
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- Walter W. Quinn
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Horrible narration.
One of my all-time favorites novels ruined by a narrator who just sounds bored. Real shame.
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- alan
- 07-02-18
Franco ruins this.
Franco's reading made me stop listening in under 10 minutes. Poor performance by him, I will buy the actual text instead.
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- illnist
- 03-03-17
Don't bother
I loved this book until James Franco butchered it. I suggest having a listen to the preview first. Wish I did.
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- Shane Fuder
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Not well read
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- Darwin8u
- 01-22-17
Everything is nothing, with a twist.
I've read Slaughterhouse-Five several times and I'm still not sure I know exactly how Vonnegut pulls it off. It is primarily a postmodern, anti-war novel. It is an absurd look at war, memory, time, and humanity, but it is also gentle. Its prose emotionally feels (go ahead, pet the emotion) like the tug of the tides, the heaviness of sleep, the seduction of alcohol, the dizziness of love. His prose is simple, but beautiful.
Obviously, part of the brilliance of this novel is born from the reality that Vonnegut is largely playing the notes of his own song (obviously, obscured by an unreliable narrator, time that is unstuck, and generous kidnapping aliens). It is the song of someone who has seen horrible, horrible things but still wants to dance and smile (so a Totentanz?).
Emperor, your sword won't help you out
Sceptre and crown are worthless here
I've taken you by the hand
For you must come to my dance
I had to work very much and very hard
The sweat was running down my skin
I'd like to escape death nonetheless
But here I won't have any luck
It is essentially art pulled out of the tension between despair and hope, grief and celebration, love and death. It is a classic not because it has a message about war, but because it has a message about life. Vonnegut aimed at war and hit everything.
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- Keith
- 11-20-15
Don't Quit Your Daytime Job, James
Vonnegut is one of a kind, and if you like that kind, Slaughterhouse Five is not to be missed. However, the same cannot be said about this audiobook. I usually like James Franco as an actor, but I was greatly disappointed with his narration of this book. There was nothing at all remarkable about his voice. He mumbled some of the time, and he sounded bored and listless all of the time. He seemed to be phoning it in.
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- D. Payne
- 06-12-18
Woefully miscast.
This is an all-time great novel, and I've enjoyed more than a few of Franco's acting performances in the past, so I was looking forward to this. Unfortunately, the way Franco has chosen to read the book is frankly soporific.
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- Simon
- 06-05-17
Did I Enjoy it or Experience it?
"Unputdownable", "unmissable", "unreadable" we've seen them all in amongst the many reviews that populate sites like Audible and Amazon. Well how about "unreviewable"? That's pretty much how I'm finding Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five".
Audible have it in the Fiction-Humour section. There is some really black humour in there but particularly in this form with James Franco's laconic drawl it really isn't going to have you searching for the LOL icon. It's often described as sc-fi but although yes there is a race of aliens so it can reasonably have that tag attached to it I wouldn't call it that either. It's also a book about war and here is where, if anywhere, I would settle. After all it was inspired by the author's real experience of World war II and in particular the Dresden bombing. Even if I settle on that though it isn't going to satisfy anyone who wants a detailed account of the awful events that took place there.
My take on it, which is just one of many possible conclusions, is that this is a story of a confused mind left traumatised by life and particularly the sheer inhumanity of the war. It jumps around time but there are clear signposted images of how Bill Pilgrim's personal narrative came about. I don't think the aliens in Vonnegut's story are supposed to be real, they are figments of Pilgrim's tortured imagination designed to reconcile him to what has happened to him. A Three Musketeers candy wrapper, some sci-fi books he adores and the similarities to those stories and so on are cleverly placed.
The result of his time displacement though is that the story is deliberately disjointed and at times the links aren't obvious or indeed even there. As a representation of a troubled mind I think it's excellent and would recommend the book on that basis. Whether that is actually enjoyable though will very much be a matter of taste. I'd say give it a go because it is very, very clever but be prepared that it might not meet your personal taste. I'm still not convinced as to whether I enjoyed it or simply experienced it. The fact that I'm struggling with it in so many ways is as good a reason to recommend it as any though if you want a reading challenge.
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- jitesh
- 04-16-16
story wasn't slaughtered
6 hours of bizarre stories. Well worth a listen made especially pleasing by James Franco.
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- Dean
- 04-11-17
must listen.
I plan to buy it to read it. I don't feel knowing it spoils it at all. it's a very unique piece of work. it's not that it just holds up. it's more now that the time is long passed and the glory of victory and shame of defeat is so set. it's a much more fair way to talk about the war. also a more fair way to talk about a life. can't recommend highly enough.
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- steven
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Worth every penny
A great book strangely haunting yet amusing in places and Franco's performance is very soothing a mix of dryness and charm
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- M
- 01-22-17
A brilliant listen
A fantastic novel read in a touchingly wry way by James Franco. I highly recommend giving it a listen.
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- Gary W.
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A must listen..
This modern American classic is braught to life by James Franco's naration. If you love great literature, get this book.
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- S. Lancaster
- 04-16-17
As astute and relevant today as it was in 1968.
Vividly read, beautifully written. The madness of war is lampooned with pity and wild imagination.
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- Wras
- 04-03-17
trapped in the amber of this moment.
A book about war and the inhumanity of being human, a timeless time perspective of all the things that keep on repeating the same mistakes with horrible regularity and yet we choose to accept as new phenomena of our very particular time, were we commit very old crimes “So It Goes”.
A sad beautiful tale that is not afraid to expose the ugliest of truth, a desperate attempt at creating a change in a world that is stuck in the amber of its own creation constant war to prove we were right once, or we can sell over there in freedom because we won the war and “So It Goes”.
A classic that is rebellious and confrontative, with anarchic, nihilistic thoughts, to liberate us from complacency and acceptance of the of the status quo, “So It Goes”.
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- Jack
- 04-18-16
loved it
I totally loved it. book is great and Franco is class as per usual. Hopefully he does more.
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- Cyndi
- 05-19-16
Excellent detail and black humour
I thought James Franco's voice and readiig style suited this book perfectly. An interesting and engaging alternative treatment to the topic of war , especially those who survive it.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-26-17
Great original theme and style
loved it especially the alternate title The Children's Crusade and the dedication to Mary O'Hare.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-21-21
Another classic story written by an old white dude
Interesting phrasing and perspective, understandably a classic with such an engaging story, however as such is noticeably dated and focuses almost solely on white men, with a quite frankly offensive approach to writing any other group of humans. Referred to one woman as "a beautiful invitation to make babies" and essentially spent all the adjectives painting one dimensional moronic female characters. Honestly I was pretty disappointed as I've heard many great things about this novel. Do better.
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- chris
- 10-18-17
Good to fall asleep to
James Franco tends to talk in a lazy monotone, which may present a challenge if you are planning to stay awake during this.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-26-22
Great Story. Amazing Narration
when i first heard james narrating this i was like “oh here we go”. but actually he did insanely well. great delivery and performance 10/10 book + ratio
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- Louise
- 03-30-22
How to dull down a classic
Give it to someone to narrate who can barely enunciate his words and who uses the same disinterested monotone throughout. Such an incredible book with its important historical observations and creative sci-fi angle, but this narrator is not Billy Pilgrim as I imagined the time travelling optometrist to be.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-17-22
Patchy performance but overall good
Franco captures the narrators voice well but falls very flat when attempting to imitate the English or women’s voices
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- Anonymous User
- 10-03-21
Billy Pilgrim and the Serenity prayer.
I enjoyed the pace of the reading and the novel itself was for me an exploration of trauma, done with dark humour and poetry!
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- Anonymous User
- 08-15-21
good book, unsuited narrator
Good story well told, but James Franco is just so miscast, listening to him attempt German is very painful
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- Ben
- 05-06-21
Beautiful story
Francos monotone is a terrible fit for this amazingly told story. Vonnegut was a genius.