"The Dresden atrocity, tremendously expensive and meticulously planned, was so meaningless, finally, that only one person on the entire planet got any benefit from it. I am that person. I wrote this book, which earned a lot of money for me and made my reputation, such as it is.
One way or another, I got two or thress dollars for every person killed.
Some business I'm in."
This is the story of Kurt Vonnegut, "more or less" charaterized through the main character in this story, Billy Pilgrim. Some of the story is of war. Some of the story is about becoming unstuck in time - moving back and forth through the ages and seeing all at once. Part of this story is pure fantasy - about an alien society of Tralfamadorians who put Billy Pilgrim in a zoo. Mostly, this is a story of war - how it dehumanizes people, how it is incredibly arbitrary, and how life's ripples impact more than those who are in front of us.
I read this is two forms this weekend, both in the original book and in a new graphic novel. Both books can be found on the shelves of Nashua South, and through that Nashua Public Library. This story isn't for the faint of heart - war is horrible.
Wishing for peace!
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