Slaughterhouse-Five | Ch. 5.2 - Giraffes, Morphine, and Billy on Fire
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Strap in, scary book people—things get absurd (and flammable) in Chapter 5.2 of Slaughterhouse-Five. Billy Pilgrim stumbles into a series of surreal scenarios, from setting himself on fire (casually, of course) to hallucinating about giraffes, all while wearing a coat that would make any fashion critic weep. Jennifer and Dan break it all down, with Robot stepping in to introduce us to Kilgore Trout. Things To Listen For: The tragic hilarity of Billy catching on fire—and not noticing.Jen...
