Howard,+Dakota

The other of my novel is Kurt Vonnegut The title of the book is Slaughterhouse Five This is supposed to be a book that displays the things that happened at Dresden, so I think there will be some good first hand accounts of what happened.

9/3/11 I am currently on page 42, and so far, the book has me really interested. Kurt only slightly touches on Dresden, but when he does, he goes into great detail. While writing it, he apears to be working out personal problems he had during the war, that he had bottled up, instead of dealing with it. He seems to be an alcoholic, and he drunk dials his friends from the war, old girlfriends, and people, who passed away during the war. I think that he will not only talk about the Siege of Dresden, but he will discuss his problems with alcoholism and the way that he sometimes treats his spouse.

9/11/11 I am currently on page 74. It has basicly been Kurt remenesing with his old friends from the war and getting other peoples view points on what happened in Dresden. It's interesting, but the going is slow.

9/17/11 You will have to forgive the time i got this in, i've spent the weekend preparing for my brothers future divor- i mean wedding! Im now on page 117, and ladies and gentlemen, you really have to read this book for me to do it the slightest amount of justice. Slaughterhouse five is not just the title, that is where Kurt was held captive as a prisoner of war during the siege on Dresden. it was called Slaughterhouse five, because they would pull a prisoner out of the building, each day, and execute him, to show that they meant buisness. Most people don't realize just how serious war acctualy is, and folks, this is the reality of war. People, real people, die every day so that you can live in a free country to enjoy the rights and liberties that alot of people take for granted. Remember to make something of your life, if not for yourself, than for the people who died to give you a chance.

10/10/11 The book wraped up with an ironic death. he made a charector named billy pilgrim, who didn't die during the war, but out back of a bar. he was trying to make a point of the iront of death. i read in one of his biographies that he was trying to make light of the death that happens in life.