Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
Taste attributes: science fictioncomedyfastfresh & originalimaginarysimpleglossysocial commentaryfool triumphanthuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 231
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