Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time, shuttling between Dresden, suburbia, and the planet Tralfamadore. So it goes.
Books mentioned in Slaughterhouse-Five (6)
Dresden, History, Stage and Gallery by Mary Endell: “It was Dresden, History, Stage and Gallery, by Mary Endell. It was published in 1908, and its introduction began:”
The Execution of Private Slovik by William Bradford Huie: “discovered that it was a book, The Execution of Private Slovik, by William Bradford Huie.”
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann: “They had only one actual book in English which would be placed in a Tralfamadorian museum. It was Valley of the Dolls, by Jacqueline Susann.”
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane: “He was given a book to read. The book was The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane. Derby had read it before.”
The Destruction of Dresden by David Irving: “One of the books that Lily had brought Rumfoord was The Destruction of Dresden, by an Englishman named David Irving.”
Books that mention Slaughterhouse-Five (4)
Ajax Penumbra 1969 by Robin Sloan: “Penumbra has propped the door open with a stack of Slaughterhouse-Fives.”
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green: “Vonnegut's greatest novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, is about a man who becomes unstuck in time, and how time conspires with consciousness.”
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell: “I hear what you're saying about Slaughterhouse-Five, Lord Brittan.”
There but for the by Ali Smith: “'A girl, looks like a student, reading Slaughterhouse 5.'”