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Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle travels from the home turf of Vonnegut's imagination, Ilium, N.Y. to a Caribbean banana republic where an illicit religion called Bokononism is practiced, as a sense of doom (in the form of ice-nine) overtakes mankind.
One of Vonnegut's major works, this is an apocalyptic tale of the planet's ultimate fate, featuring a cast of unlikely heroes.
Cat's Cradle, one of Vonnegut's most entertaining novels, is filled with scientists and G-men and even ordinary folks caught up in the game. These assorted characters chase each other around in search of the world's most important and dangerous substance, a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature. At one time, this novel could probably be found on the bookshelf of every college kid in America; it's still a fabulous read and a great place to start if you're young enough to have missed the first Vonnegut craze.
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172 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
No Damn Cat, No Damn Cradle
Cat's Cradle falls way short of expectations. Vonnegut has been said by others to be a satirical genius, but all his humor is lost on me. The story chronicles a man named Jonah, who attempts to make a novel regarding August 6, 1945, the day the...
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 26, 2007 Type: User Review |
See the Cat? See the Cradle?
This is a great book and story about mankind in general. Told in such an amazing way by Kurt Vonnegut that it is truly an amazing read. His satiric genius and great story telling leave you believing in the characters and feeling sorry for what...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 14, 2007 Type: User Review |
Pretty Good
Not as good as Sirens of Titan, but easily as good as Slaughterhouse. Definitely worth the short time it takes to get through one of these.
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
Read this review instead of this book
I've never read a Vonnegut book before, and now I know why. He died and so I saw him on the news and figured I should give him a shot. Cat's Cradle kind of sounded dumb and it turns out it doesn't mean anything, but I don't judge books by their...
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 1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
Very good book, but not my favorite of Vonnegut's
I'm an avid Vonnegut reader. Though I have not read all of his novels, I've read many- I would say roughly half, give or take one or two.
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 22, 2007 Type: User Review |
Great Book - Short and to the Point
It has been a while since I read this book, but its one of those that stick with you, making you think about it for years after. Vonnegut crafts his novel about a new compound discoered that could destroy the world. The cast of characters are...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
What am I missing here?
This was my first time reading Vonnegut, and I bought this novel largely based on his reputation as an author and the reviews I read here. The premise of the novel also sounded interesting. The narrator, Jonah, is writing a book about the events...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 18, 2007 Type: User Review |
Interesting and ludicrous.
Worth the read, particularly if you want to "try" Vonnegut. I did this for a book club and it worked quite well since there are infinite interpretations to pretty much every word of Vonnegut. It's hard to say what it's about other than it's a...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 18, 2007 Type: User Review |
Funny, intriguing, very clever
This was my first Vonnegut book, and I had really high expectations for this book. I was not disappointed, not in the least. The irony, the strangeness (especially in the dialogue), the characters, the suspense, the ending, and most importantly,...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 26, 2007 Type: User Review |
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Cats Cradle was a book I had to read over my summer break for my high school honors english class, and orgionaly, I was really reluctant to read it. But, after the first 100 pages, it started to grab my attention.
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