Eh, I didn't love this book, didn't hate it either. That being said, this has to be one of the absolutely STRANGEST books I have ever read. Maybe I just didn't get it- considering the huge number of 4 and 5 star reads I see on here. It almost made my head hurt the way it bounced around. I did enjoy the parts with the Tralfamadorians... I even enjoyed many of the parts in Germany during World War II... 
 I think what made this book extremely strange for me was the constant back and forth in past, present, and future. It was difficult for me to keep up with and to understand just which Billy was the real one. To me, I think all of the time travelling and abduction by aliens, etc. was a result of Billy trying to escape from the horrors he saw during his time in the war, but I could be wrong...that's just how I see it. So it goes...