Cat's Cradle

English language

Published April 19, 1963 by Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence.

OCLC Number:
10193271

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4 stars (3 reviews)

Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat's Cradle is one of the twentieth century's most important works -- and Vonnegut at his very best.

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5 stars

Probably funnier and finally more heartbreaking than any other I can think of. Remember when you weren't a serious person without his books? On a true banana republic island, the revolutionary ruler and a holy hermit keep the balance in a world gone mad. Everyone is thinking about other things, but randomness has finally led to an invention with no application aside from destroying everything.

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