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onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,0,3,'wp_reviews',10000,'','816613','', false, null, 'profile'); return false;">show all</a>)</div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275559090" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/816613" data-workid="816613" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>This is, what?, perhaps my 5th time reading this book. Still love it. <br>Having read some of the history of WWII, and with the knowledge that Vonnegut was indeed present in Dresden during the Allied forces firebombing of the city, that portion of the book rings out with his personal memory of the event.<br>The 'science fiction' aspect of the novel, with Billy popping here and there seemingly at random in his own history, viewing each major and minor event of his life over and over, knowing what will and always will happen, is a fascinating presentation.<br><br>I remember that I read this novel in high school (Mrs. Malloy's classroom book collection!!), and caught the movie on TV some time or another, and as a freshman at Penn State took a date to a viewing of the movie on campus.... me, a biology geek, introducing another person to this literary and cinematic classic. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss10.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_275559090" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275559090"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_275559090" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_275559090" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_275559090"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Craig_Evans" target="_top">Craig_Evans</a> | Nov 20, 2024 | <a href="/review/275559090"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275368008" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/816613" data-workid="816613" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>Absurdly, bizarrely, and sadly wonderful. What else can one say? So it goes. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss10.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_275368008" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275368008"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_275368008" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_275368008" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_275368008"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/EllAreBee" target="_top">EllAreBee</a> | Nov 16, 2024 | <a href="/review/275368008"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275260192" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/816613" data-workid="816613" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>After starting a later Vonnegut book about post-apocalyptic seal-people and putting it down in disguist, I wasn't expecting much from Slaughterhouse Five. I enjoyed it, however, finding that the tight narrative (due to Vonnegut's background in journalism, perhaps), and the dour humor appeal to me. It made me somewhat uncomfortable, which I like in a book, but I didn't care for any of the characters, and the literary device "so it goes" grated on me to the last page. I think I would have preferred this book as a young adult when I had more love for madcap writing styles, and enjoyed the "bleak" aesthetic more. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss6.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_275260192" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275260192"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_275260192" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_275260192" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_275260192"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/chaws" target="_top">chaws</a> | Nov 15, 2024 | <a href="/review/275260192"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275164324" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/816613" data-workid="816613" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>a tough topic that is handled very well in this book. the occasional laugh was nice to break up the hard stuff. I thought the writing style was a part of the fun. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss6.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_275164324" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275164324"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_275164324" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_275164324" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_275164324"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Trisha_Thomas" target="_top">Trisha_Thomas</a> | Nov 13, 2024 | <a href="/review/275164324"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_271329048" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/816613" data-workid="816613" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333846.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>There's not a lot for me to say that hasn't already been said about such a classic. I'm a sucker for a good anti-war novel or movie, so this had particular appeal to me. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss9.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_271329048" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_271329048"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_271329048" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_271329048" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_271329048"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/James_Knupp" target="_top">James_Knupp</a> | Sep 7, 2024 | <a href="/review/271329048"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class='reviewnav'><div class="right"><strong><a href="#" 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href="/nseries/256345/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AF%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-SF" class="" >ハヤカワ文庫 SF</a> (302)</div></div></div></div><div id="relationships_container"><h2>Is contained in</h2><div id="u_b9b1c81e" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="6505359" href="/work/6505359">The sirens of Titan; Mother night; Cat's cradle; God bless you, Mr. Rosewater; Slaughterhouse-five</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutkurt" href="/author/vonnegutkurt">Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="10763415" href="/work/10763415">Novels & Stories, 1963-1973: Cat's Cradle / God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater / Slaughterhouse-Five / Breakfast of Champions / Stories</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutkurt" href="/author/vonnegutkurt">Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="18509823" href="/work/18509823">Kurt Vonnegut: The Complete Novels: A Library of America Boxed Set</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutkurt" href="/author/vonnegutkurt">Kurt Vonnegut</a></span> <span class="tinygray">(indirect)</span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="566259" href="/work/566259">Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse-Five / The Sirens of Titan / Player Piano / Cat's Cradle / Breakfast of Champions / Mother Night</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutkurt" href="/author/vonnegutkurt">Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="4385608" href="/work/4385608">Slaughterhouse-Five / Welcome to the Monkey House / Cat's Cradle / Jailbird</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutjrkurt" href="/author/vonnegutjrkurt">Jr. Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="2743454" href="/work/2743454">5 by Kurt Vonnegut jr. (5 volumes) (Cat's Cradle, The Sirens of Titan, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Welcome To The Monkey House, Slaughterhouse Five)</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutkurt" href="/author/vonnegutkurt">Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div><div class="showmore_showlink">(<a href="javascript:showMore('u_b9b1c81e')">show 4 more</a>)</div><div class="showmore_hide"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="5233544" href="/work/5233544">Cat's Cradle/God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater/Slaughterhouse-Five</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutkurt" href="/author/vonnegutkurt">Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12564016" href="/work/12564016">Lot 3 books by Kurt Vonnegut,Jr., Galapagos a novel, Slaughter-House Five, Player Piano,</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutjrkurt" href="/author/vonnegutjrkurt">Jr. Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7647341" href="/work/7647341">Three By Vonnegut: Cat's Cradle / Slaughterhouse-Five / Breakfast for Champions</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutkurt" href="/author/vonnegutkurt">Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="4643987" href="/work/4643987">Player Piano; Cat's Cradle; Slaughterhouse-five</a> by <a data-authorid="vonnegutkurt" href="/author/vonnegutkurt">Kurt Vonnegut</a></span></div></div></div><h2>Has the adaptation</h2><div id="u_1a41fac1" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="24498984" href="/work/24498984">Slaughterhouse-Five: A Graphic Novel Adaptation</a> by <a data-authorid="northryan" href="/author/northryan">Ryan North</a></span></div></div><h2>Is abridged in</h2><div id="u_6929e690" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="6336604" href="/work/6336604">Great World War II Stories: 50th Anniversary Collection</a> by <a data-authorid="theoctopusgroup" href="/author/theoctopusgroup">The Octopus Group</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="15538239" href="/work/15538239">Válogatott könyvek: Kapcsolat a Fehér Házban / Eddie fattyúja / Vágóhíd / Hajsza a tavak vidékén</a> by <a data-authorid="digestreaders" href="/author/digestreaders">Reader's Digest</a></span></div></div><h2>Has as a study</h2><div id="u_2f6c0748" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="11605975" href="/work/11605975">War in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five</a> by <a data-authorid="johnsonclaudiadurst" href="/author/johnsonclaudiadurst">Claudia Durst Johnson</a></span></div></div><h2>Has as a commentary on the text</h2><div id="u_c594d633" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="1541451" href="/work/1541451">Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)</a> by <a data-authorid="bloomharold" href="/author/bloomharold">Harold Bloom</a></span></div></div><h2>Has as a student's study guide</h2><div id="u_18c66b70" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7075100" href="/work/7075100">CliffsNotes on Vonnegut's Major Works</a> by <a data-authorid="hollandthomasr" href="/author/hollandthomasr">Thomas R. Holland</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="997335" href="/work/997335">CliffsNotes on Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five</a> by <a data-authorid="smithdennisstanton" href="/author/smithdennisstanton">Dennis Stanton Smith</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="17867111" href="/work/17867111">Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Bloom's Guides)</a> by <a data-authorid="bloomharold" href="/author/bloomharold">Harold Bloom</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="18976783" href="/work/18976783">Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut (SparkNotes)</a> by <a data-authorid="sparknoteseditors" href="/author/sparknoteseditors">SparkNotes Editors</a></span></div><div class="showmore_showlink">(<a href="javascript:showMore('u_18c66b70')">show 5 more</a>)</div><div class="showmore_hide"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="3575542" href="/work/3575542">Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Monarch Notes)</a> by <a data-authorid="millerwalterjames" href="/author/millerwalterjames">Walter James Miller</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="1745539" href="/work/1745539">Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Barron's Book Notes)</a> by <a data-authorid="blywilliam" href="/author/blywilliam">William Bly</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="927208" href="/work/927208">Slaughterhouse-Five: Reforming the Novel and the World</a> by <a data-authorid="klinkowitzjerome" href="/author/klinkowitzjerome">Jerome Klinkowitz</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="21279579" href="/work/21279579">A Study Guide for Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five"</a> by <a data-authorid="galecengagelearning" href="/author/galecengagelearning">Gale Cengage Learning</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="10731852" href="/work/10731852">Slaughterhouse-Five: Shmoop Study Guide</a> by <a data-authorid="shmoop" href="/author/shmoop">Shmoop</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_59" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'newaward', 'u_cb16152b', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Awards and Honors</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_cb16152b" style="display:block;"><div id="newawardforwork_container"><h2>Awards</h2><div id="u_5df3b0b8" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/127/Hugo-Award" class="" >Hugo Award</a> (<a href="/award/127.2/Hugo-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/127.0.2156/Hugo-Award-Novel">Novel</a> – <a href="/award/127.0.0.1970/Hugo-Award-1970">1970</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/238/National-Book-Award" class="" >National Book Award</a> (<a href="/award/238.5/National-Book-Award-Finalist">Finalist</a> – <a href="/award/238.0.5/National-Book-Award-Fiction">Fiction</a> – <a href="/award/238.0.0.1970/National-Book-Award-1970">1970</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/247/Nebula-Award" class="" >Nebula Award</a> (<a href="/award/247.2/Nebula-Award-Nominee">Nominee</a> – <a href="/award/247.0.2156/Nebula-Award-Novel">Novel</a> – <a href="/award/247.0.0.1969/Nebula-Award-1969">1969</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/1535/Society-of-Midland-Authors-Award" class="" >Society of Midland Authors Award</a> (<a href="/award/1535.1/Society-of-Midland-Authors-Award-Winner">Winner</a> – <a href="/award/1535.0.8239/Society-of-Midland-Authors-Award-Chicago-Publishers-Award-for-Fiction">Chicago Publishers' Award for Fiction</a> – <a href="/award/1535.0.0.1970/Society-of-Midland-Authors-Award-1970">1970</a>)</div></div></div><h2>Distinctions</h2><div id="u_b2d9927d" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/16/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8B%D0%B5-%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%8B%D0%B5-%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-LiveLib" class="" >Most Read Books on LiveLib</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/95/The-New-York-Times-Best-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >The New York Times Best Books of the Year</a> (<a href="/award/95.0.0.1969/The-New-York-Times-Best-Books-of-the-Year-1969">1969</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/1/New-York-Times-bestseller" class="" >New York Times bestseller</a> (<a href="/award/1.0.5/New-York-Times-bestseller-Fiction">Fiction</a> – <a href="/award/1.0.0.1969/New-York-Times-bestseller-1969">1969</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/66/Rant-Lifestyles-25-Greatest-Books-of-All-Time" class="" >Rant Lifestyle's 25 Greatest Books of All Time</a></div></div></div><h2>Notable Lists</h2><div id="u_12077b7f" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/86/100-best-books-according-to-Dystopia" class="" >100 best books according to Dystopia</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/105/100-Books-to-Read-in-a-Lifetime" class="" >100 Books to Read in a Lifetime</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/40/The-100-Favorite-Novels-of-Librarians" class="" >The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/131/100-novels-according-to-the-editors-of-%22NG-Ex-libris%22" class="" >100 novels according to the editors of "NG-Ex libris"</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/11/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1000 Books to Read Before You Die</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15/1001-boeken-die-je-gelezen-moet-hebben%21" class="" >1001 boeken die je gelezen moet hebben!</a> (<a href="/award/15.0.0.365574/1001-boeken-die-je-gelezen-moet-hebben%21-editie-2017">editie 2017</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/2/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.366073/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2006%25252F2008%25252F2010%25252F2012-Edition">2006/2008/2010/2012 Edition</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/7/1001-b%C3%B6cker-du-m%C3%A5ste-l%C3%A4sa-innan-du-d%C3%B6r" class="" >1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Swedish)</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/14049/111-jaar-Donner-Een-tijdlijn-in-boeken" class="" >111 jaar Donner - Een tijdlijn in boeken</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/14261/The-16-Best-Science-Fiction-Books-of-All-Time" class="" >The 16 Best Science Fiction Books of All Time</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15438/500-Must-Read-Books" class="" >500 Must Read Books</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/8/501-Must-Read-Books-Emma-Beare-2006" class="" >501 Must-Read Books (Emma Beare, 2006)</a> (<a href="/award/8.0.246/501-Must-Read-Books-Emma-Beare-2006-Science-Fiction">Science Fiction</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/269/61-Essential-Postmodern-Reads" class="" >61 Essential Postmodern Reads</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/111/ALA-100-Most-Frequently-Challenged-Books-of-1990-1999" class="" >ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/117/ALA-100-Most-Frequently-Challenged-Books-of-1990-2000" class="" >ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000</a></div></div><div id="u_cc87c8ae" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 50" ><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/248/ALA-100-Most-Frequently-Challenged-Books-of-2000-2009" class="" >ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000-2009</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15622/Blackwells-1879-2019-140-Years-140-Books" class="" >Blackwell's 1879-2019: 140 Years 140 Books</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/119/Bloomsbury-100-Must-Read-Science-Fiction-Novels" class="" >Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/80/BookDepositorys-100-Best-Books-Ever" class="" >BookDepository's 100 Best Books Ever</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/78/Canon-de-la-narrativa-universal-del-siglo-XX" class="" >Canon de la narrativa universal del siglo XX</a> (<a href="/award/78.0.0.1969/Canon-de-la-narrativa-universal-del-siglo-XX-1969">1969</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/152/A-Century-of-Reading-by-LitHub" class="" >A Century of Reading by LitHub</a> (<a href="/award/152.0.2420/A-Century-of-Reading-by-LitHub-1960s">1960s</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/79/Classics-of-Science-Fiction" class="" >Classics of Science Fiction</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/147/Esquires-75-Books-Every-Man-Should-Read" class="" >Esquire's 75 Books Every Man Should Read</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/30/The-Essential-Mans-Library-100-Must-Read-Books" class="" >The Essential Man's Library: 100 Must-Read Books</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/22/From-Zero-to-Well-Read-in-100-Books" class="" >From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/60/Genome-of-the-Russian-soul" class="" >Genome of the Russian soul</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15389/The-Great-American-Novels" class="" >The Great American Novels</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/20/Greatest-Books-algorithm" class="" >Greatest Books algorithm</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/3/The-Guardian-1000-Novels-Everyone-Must-Read" class="" >The Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read</a> (<a href="/award/3.0.46/The-Guardian-1000-Novels-Everyone-Must-Read-War-and-Travel">War and Travel</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/4/Harenberg-Buch-der-1000-B%C3%BCcher" class="" >Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/69/Koen-Book-Distributors-Top-100-Books-of-the-Past-Century" class="" >Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/92/Larry-McCafferys-20th-Century-Greatest-Hits" class="" >Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/72/I-Migliori-Libri-del-900" class="" >I Migliori Libri del '900</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/116/Mir-Fantastiki-100-main-fantasy-and-science-fiction-books" class="" >Mir Fantastiki: 100 main fantasy and science-fiction books</a> (<a href="/award/116.0.20975/Mir-Fantastiki-100-main-fantasy-and-science-fiction-books-Philosophical-and-Social-Fiction">Philosophical and Social Fiction</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/74/The-Modern-Librarys-100-Best-Novels-The-Boards-List" class="" >The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Board's List</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/28/The-Modern-Librarys-100-Best-Novels-The-Readers-List" class="" >The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/26/Newsweeks-Top-100-Books-The-Meta-List" class="" >Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/43/Notable-Books-List" class="" >Notable Books List</a> (<a href="/award/43.0.0.1969/Notable-Books-List-1969">1969</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/107/NPRs-Top-100-Science-Fiction-Fantasy-Books" class="" >NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/225/Orange-Prize-for-Fictions-%2250-Essential-Reads-by-Contemporary-Authors%22" class="" >Orange Prize for Fiction's "50 Essential Reads by Contemporary Authors"</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/15450/Quintessential-American-Fiction-According-to-the-Rest-of-the-World" class="" >Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/32/Radcliffe-Publishing-Course-Top-100-Novels-of-the-20th-Century" class="" >Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/126/The-SF-Book-Clubs-%22The-Most-Significant-SF-Fantasy-Books-of-the-Last-50-Years-From-1953-2002%22" class="" >The SF Book Club's "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years From 1953-2002"</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/52/thisrecording-com-100-Greatest-Science-Fiction-or-Fantasy-Novels-of-All-Time" class="" >thisrecording.com 100 Greatest Science Fiction or Fantasy Novels of All Time</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/50/Times-All-Time-100-Novels-selection" class="" >Time's All-Time 100 Novels selection</a></div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/14/The-Top-Ten-Writers-Pick-Their-Favorite-Books" class="" >The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books</a> (<a href="/award/14.0.1409/The-Top-Ten-Writers-Pick-Their-Favorite-Books-26-points">26 points</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/166/T%C3%A4htivaeltaja-1900-luvun-tieteiskirjallisuuden-TOP-50" class="" >Tähtivaeltaja: 1900-luvun tieteiskirjallisuuden TOP-50</a> (<a href="/award/166.0.0.2000/T%C3%A4htivaeltaja-1900-luvun-tieteiskirjallisuuden-TOP-50-2000">2000</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/361/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Reading-List" class="" >UC Berkeley Summer Reading List</a> (<a href="/award/361.0.0.2002/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Reading-List-2002">2002</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/19/Waterstones-Books-of-the-Century" class="" >Waterstones Books of the Century</a> (<a href="/award/19.0.0.1997/Waterstones-Books-of-the-Century-1997">1997</a>)</div></div><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/121/%C3%85rhundrets-bibliotek" class="" >Århundrets bibliotek</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div 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class='fwikiField' id='u_90a88952' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='41' name='u_90a88952' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originaltitle' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The original title in the original language' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginaltitle'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_alternativetitles"></a>Alternative titles</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_d007212f' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='42' name='u_d007212f' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'alternativetitles' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Avoid titles already listed as the Canonical or Original titles as well as foreign-language titles available on the "Details" tab.' ><div class='fwikiItem divalternativetitles'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Slaughterhouse-Five%3A+Or%2C+The+Children%E2%80%99s+Crusade%2C+a+Duty-Dance+with+Death&f=42&exact=1&type=1">Slaughterhouse-Five: Or, The Children’s Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originalpublicationdate"></a>Original publication date</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_3b2e0bf2' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='16' name='u_3b2e0bf2' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originalpublicationdate' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '1952-12-30, 1933-10, 1902, or 120 BCE' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginalpublicationdate'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1969-03-31&f=16&exact=1&type=1">1969-03-31</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_characternames"></a>People/Characters</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_78ff657b' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='3' name='u_78ff657b' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'characternames' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Enter each character's name in a separate box. Examples: Hermione Granger, Andrew Jackson, Oberon, St. Paul of Tarsus, or Zeus (Deity)' ><div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Billy+Pilgrim">Billy Pilgrim</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Montana+Wildhack">Montana Wildhack</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Eliot+Rosewater">Eliot Rosewater</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Howard+W.+Campbell%2C+Jr.">Howard W. Campbell, Jr.</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Kilgore+Trout">Kilgore Trout</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class="itemnumberoverflow" id="link_u_6dcd11f3">(<a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_6dcd11f3')">show all 26 items</a>)</div><div id="u_6dcd11f3" style="display: none;"><div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Kurt+Vonnegut">Kurt Vonnegut</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Roland+Weary">Roland Weary</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Paul+Lazzaro">Paul Lazzaro</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Tralfamadorians">Tralfamadorians</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Edgar+Derby">Edgar Derby</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Valencia+Pilgrim">Valencia Pilgrim</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=n%C3%A9e+Merble">née Merble</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Robert+Pilgrim">Robert Pilgrim</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Barbara+Pilgrim">Barbara Pilgrim</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Colonel+Wild+Bob">Colonel Wild Bob</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Bertram+Copeland+Rumfoord">Bertram Copeland Rumfoord</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Lionel+Merble">Lionel Merble</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Bernard+V.+O%27Hare">Bernard V. O'Hare</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Gerhard+Muller">Gerhard Muller</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Mary+O%27Hare">Mary O'Hare</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/The+Hobo">The Hobo</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Lance+Rumfoord">Lance Rumfoord</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Cynthia+Rumfoord">Cynthia Rumfoord</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Werner+Gluck">Werner Gluck</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Blue+Fairy+Godmother">Blue Fairy Godmother</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Maggie+White">Maggie White</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Lily+Rumfoord">Lily Rumfoord</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </div></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_placesmentioned"></a>Important places</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_24b8fb75' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='2' name='u_24b8fb75' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'placesmentioned' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "London, England", "The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, USA", "Hogwarts", "Alpha Centauri", "Hell"' ><div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Dresden%2C+Saxony%2C+Germany">Dresden, Saxony, Germany</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Schenectady%2C+New+York%2C+USA">Schenectady, New York, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Tralfamadore">Tralfamadore</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Planet">Planet</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Ilium%2C+New+York%2C+USA">Ilium, New York, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Chicago%2C+Illinois%2C+USA">Chicago, Illinois, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class="itemnumberoverflow" id="link_u_b4326c20">(<a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_b4326c20')">show all 14 items</a>)</div><div id="u_b4326c20" style="display: none;"><div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Boston%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA">Boston, Massachusetts, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Vermont%2C+USA">Vermont, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/New+York%2C+New+York%2C+USA">New York, New York, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/South+Carolina%2C+USA">South Carolina, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Bright+Angel+Trail%2C+Arizona%2C+USA">Bright Angel Trail, Arizona, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Carlsbad+Caverns%2C+New+Mexico%2C+USA">Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Cape+Ann%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA">Cape Ann, Massachusetts, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/France">France</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </div></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_events"></a>Important events</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_879a3fee' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='34' name='u_879a3fee' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'events' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Great Fire of London (1666), Battle of the Bulge (1944|1945), Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963-11-22), Battle of Hoth' ><div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/events/World+War+II">World War II</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1939">1939</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1945">1945</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/events/Bombing+of+Dresden">Bombing of Dresden</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/events/Battle+of+the+Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1944-12-16">1944-12-16</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1945-01-25">1945-01-25</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_movies"></a>Related movies</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_0e638979' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='37' name='u_0e638979' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'movies' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Blade Runner (1982), The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Three Musketeers (1993)' ><div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="Slaughterhouse-Five (1972 | tt0069280)" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Slaughterhouse-Five&f=37&exact=1&type=1">Slaughterhouse-Five</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1972">1972</a> | <a class="fwikiAutoLink imdblink" target="_top" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069280/">IMDb</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr>     <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_epigraph"></a>Epigraph</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_dd8ead3e' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='28' name='u_dd8ead3e' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'epigraph' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The work's epigraph, "a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component." ' ><div class='fwikiItem divepigraph'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >The cattle are lowing, <br> The Baby awakes. <br> But the little Lord Jesus <br> No crying He makes.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_dedication"></a>Dedication</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_f4411130' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='30' name='u_f4411130' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'dedication' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Author's dedication' ><div class='fwikiItem divdedication'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><i>For Mary O'Hare<br> and Gerhard Müller</i></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_firstwords"></a>First words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_f41bca01' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='25' name='u_f41bca01' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'firstwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The first sentence of the work.' ><div class='fwikiItem divfirstwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >All this happened, more or less.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_quotations"></a>Quotations</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_c1135d15' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='27' name='u_c1135d15' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'quotations' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Well-known, relevant or interesting quotations from the work; Quotation marks are unnecessary.' ><div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >There was a a soft drink bottle on the windowsill. Its label boasted that it contained no nourishment whatsoever.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >So it goes.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >Listen:<br><br>Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class="itemnumberoverflow" id="link_u_6ac98c2c">(<a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_6ac98c2c')">show all 18 items</a>)</div><div id="u_6ac98c2c" style="display: none;"><div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >You know — we've had to imagine the war here, and we have imagined that it was being fought by aging men like ourselves. We had forgotten that wars were fought by babies. When I saw those freshly shaved faces, it was a shock. "'My God, my God — ' I said to myself, 'It's the Children's Crusade.'"</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've said before, bugs in amber.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >'We don't ever have to talk about it,' said Billy. 'I just want you to know: I was there.'</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >How nice--to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >The nicest veterans in Schenectady, I thought, the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who'd really fought.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >Billy covered his head with his blanket again. He always covered his head when his mother came to see him in the mental ward - always got much sicker until she went away. It wasn't that she was ugly, or had bad breath or a bad personality. She was a perfectly nice, standard-issue, brown-haired, white woman with a high-school education.<br>She upset Billy simply by being his mother. She made him feel embarrassed and ungrateful and weak because she had gone to so much trouble to give him life, and to keep that life going, and Billy didn't really like life at all.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick and so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >There isn't any particular relationship between all the messages, except that the author has chosen them carefully, so that, when seen all at once, they produce an image of life that is beautiful and surprising and deep. There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of the many marvelous moments seen all at once time.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >The master of ceremonies asked people to say what they thought the function of the novel might be in modern society, and one critic said, "To provide touches of color in rooms with all-white walls." Another one said, "To describe blow-jobs artistically."</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >Trout, incidentally, had written a book about a money tree. It had twenty-dollar bills for leaves. Its flowers were government bonds. Its fruit was diamonds. It attracted human beings who killed each other around the roots and made very good fertilizer.<br>So it goes.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >There was a big number over the door of the building. The number was <i>five</i>. Before the Americans could go inside, their only English-speaking guard told them to memorize their simple address, in case they got lost in the big city. Their address was this: 'Schlachthof-funf'. <i>Schlachthof</i> meant <i>Slaughterhouse</i>. <i>Funf was good old <i>five</i>.</i></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >The most important thing i learned on Tralfamadore that when a person dies he [sic] only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly of [eople to cry at his funeral.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >The gun made a ripping sound like the opening of the zipper on the fly of God Almighty</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </div></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_lastwords"></a>Last words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_f14c2c47' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='26' name='u_f14c2c47' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'lastwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The last sentence of the work. Content will be hidden unless clicked.' ><div class='fwikiItem divlastwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" id="u_b97dc0d3" style="display: none; min-height:12px;" >One bird said to Billy Pilgrim, "Poo-tee-weet?"</div><a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_b97dc0d3')" id="link_u_b97dc0d3">(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)</a><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_disambiguation"></a>Disambiguation notice</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_56b60813' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='13' name='u_56b60813' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'disambiguation' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Clarifications to be used by future combiners and separators, or just as information.' ><div class='fwikiItem divdisambiguation'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_series"></a>Publisher's editors</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_26c93532' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='1' name='u_26c93532' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'literaryeditors' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Publisher's or acquiring editor' ><div class='fwikiItem divliteraryeditors'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_blubers"></a>Blurbers</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_3992dbb7' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='29' name='u_3992dbb7' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'blurbers' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Who blurbed the book? A blurb is defined as a super-short review, done before the book is published or reviewed professionally. As Rachael Donadio wrote, "Book blurbs are a tangled mass of friendships, rivalries, favors traded and debts repaid, not always in good faith." This field aims to capture that tangle! <b>Note:</b> Please enter only the names of people, not publications. Use the form: Lastname, Firstname.' ><div class='fwikiItem divblurbers'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Heller%2C+Joseph&f=29&exact=1&type=1">Heller, Joseph</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divblurbers'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Greene%2C+Graham&f=29&exact=1&type=1">Greene, Graham</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divblurbers'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=Lessing%2C+Doris&f=29&exact=1&type=1">Lessing, Doris</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originallanguage"></a>Original language</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_99a07e4d' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='58' name='u_99a07e4d' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originallanguage' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginallanguage'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=English&f=58&exact=1&type=1">English</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_canonicalddc"></a>Canonical DDC/MDS</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_583d83c4' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='61' name='u_583d83c4' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'canonicalddc' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Best consensus choice within the Melvil Decimal Classification System' ><div class='fwikiItem divcanonicalddc'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/mds/813.087621">813.087621</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_canonicallcc"></a>Canonical LCC</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_a1c61d6d' itemType='1' itemNum='816613' fieldType='66' name='u_a1c61d6d' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'canonicallcc' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Best consensus choice within the Library of Congress Classification system' ><div class='fwikiItem divcanonicallcc'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/lcc/PS3572.O5">PS3572.O5</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> </table></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_65" class="quickedit light flipped"><a class="nooffset" name="references"></a><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'references', 'u_194d4de3', '0');"><span class="chdivot" 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