Tralfamadorian Novels Alike Slaughterhouse-Five

After Billy is kidnapped by the flying saucer, Billy asks for a novel to read. The Tralfamadorians give him a novel in their language and Billy observes it closely. Right away he notices that the book is organized by separate moments/messages that are unique to each other. The messages may not be directly connected but when read all at once, or seen equally they mold to each other to create a specific image of life. The Tralfamadorians admire these novels because it allows one to observe life in it's many depths at one time.

"There isn't any particular relationship between all the messages, except that the author has chosen them carefully, so that, when seen all at once, they produce an image of life that is beautiful and surprising and deep. There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time"(Vonnegut, 88). 

The style of writing the Tralfamadorians use is quite similar to Vonnegut's. There are many different and bizarre situations that happen with Billy, and they all seem to come at random. In fact, Billy's life seems to be all Déjà vu; one little experience triggers another and another. It's not until you gather more information about Billy's experiences that you realize they are connected in some tiny way. When the Tralfamadorians say that the author has chosen the messages carefully I think Vonnegut has done the same. There is a reason that Billy jumps back in time to his childhood then jumps back into the war. Something about that conversation with the Tralfamadorians brought him to a specific moment. Perhaps this shows that each little moment comes together in the end. Do you think Vonnegut chose to piece these scenarios together with time travel to show a bigger picture? And when do you think we will realize this novel is much more than just someones jumbled imagination?