Slaughterhouse 5 (Kurt Vonnegut, 1969)

Slaughterhouse-Five is set in the 20th century. It intertwines the story of Billy Pilgrim through different time periods, most notably his experience in World War II in Dresden during the firebombing and his relationships with his family. He meets, and is later kidnapped by, aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who exhibit him in a Tralfamadorian zoo with Montana Wildhack, a pornographic movie star. The Tralfamadorians see in four dimensions, the fourth dimension being time. Tralfamadorians have seen every instant of their lives already; they cannot choose to change anything about their fate, but can choose to spend time in any moment in their lives that they wish.
The book is a series of seemingly random happenings that, in combination, present the thematic elements of the novel.

Rating: 9/10

From the same author:
Breakfast of Champions
The Sirens of Titan