Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
  • Fiction and Poetry
  • News and Culture
  • Lit Hub Radio
  • Reading Lists
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
  • Log In
On <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em>, the “Ultimate PTSD Novel”

On Slaughterhouse-Five, the “Ultimate PTSD Novel”

Tom Roston Considers the Ongoing Popularity of Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic

By Tom Roston | November 10, 2021

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

Life in New York City on the Eve of History

By Tom Roston | September 13, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Transcription
  • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
  • Attention: Writing on Life, Art, and the World
  • The Oyster Diaries
  • Yesteryear
  • Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund
    • James Wolff on Why the World of Espionage Is Impossibly MessyApril 14, 2026 by James Wolff
    • What to Watch Now: Syriana (2005)April 14, 2026 by Radha Vatsal
    • R.M. Caldwell on Writing a Regency-Era 'Fast and the Furious', Neurodivergence, and MoreApril 14, 2026 by Alex Dueben
    • Transcription
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "As talky and thinky as a memory play sweeping up Kafka Covid glass flowers and…"
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member

  • If you buy books linked on our site, Lit Hub may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.