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I had been postponing reading Vonnegut for a long time. I had read 2BR02B a few years back and thought it was incredible. I figured if I read one of his novels I would end up reading nothing but Vonnegut. That won't quite be the case. I enjoyed this story and he has a satirist humor that I love. I need more in depth character development than what I got from this book in order to feel it is a 5-star kind of book.
I am going to start using the word Karass in common vernacular. I have always wanted ...more
I am going to start using the word Karass in common vernacular. I have always wanted ...more
A delightfully convoluted tale of the end of the world and the people destined to bring it about. The story follows one man's conversion to Bokononism as he interacts with the members of his karass (a group of people who together accomplish some aspect of God's work, such as bringing life on Earth to a screeching halt). Both fatalistic and spiritual, Cat's Cradle abounds in wry humor and head-scratching plot twists.
Note: you may already be a Bokononist. Read this book to find out. ...more
Note: you may already be a Bokononist. Read this book to find out. ...more
It kept reminding me of Kalki, by Gore Vidal, which I know was written AFTER Cat's Cradle but is still a superior book. Maybe I picked the wrong week to give up amphetamines...
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favorite. vonnegut. ever.
Jun 10, 2008
Mariam
marked it as to-read
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Danielle Connolly
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