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| Original Title: | Cat's Cradle |
| ISBN: | 0140285601 (ISBN13: 9780140285604) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Bokonon, Angela Hoenikker, Emily Hoenikker, Frank Hoenikker, Newt Hoenikker, "Papa" Monzano, Mona Aamons Monzano, John -- |
| Setting: | San Lorenzo Ilium(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1964) |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Paperback | Pages: 306 pages Rating: 4.16 | 326333 Users | 10219 Reviews
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| Title | : | Cat's Cradle |
| Author | : | Kurt Vonnegut Jr. |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 306 pages |
| Published | : | 1999 by Penguin (first published 1963) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Adult Fiction. Erotica. Contemporary. Contemporary Romance. Adult. Erotic Romance. Music |
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Told with deadpan humour and bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut's cult tale of global destruction preys on our deepest fears of witnessing Armageddon and, worse still, surviving it ...Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding 'fathers' of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he's the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean, to madness. Felix Hoenikker's Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to humankind brings about the end, that for all of us, is nigh...
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Ratings: 4.16 From 326333 Users | 10219 ReviewsAssessment About Books Cat's Cradle
Another review in the KISS series (Keep It Short, Steve)In Anne Fadimans superb book about books called Ex Libris, she divides readers into two categories: those who keep their books in pristine condition (courtly lovers) and those who delight in marginalia (carnal lovers). I started out as one of the former (conditioned, no doubt, by fear of library fines), but became one of the latter. Cats Cradle was my first prurient experience, dating back to high school. Part of the reason was that IThere are two voices inside my head. Let's call them Lore and Enzo. At the moment L & E are quarreling on Cat's Cradle. (...)L) Oh come on! This book is wonderful. Perhaps it's the best novel Vonnegut has ever written.E) Are you kidding me? Have you read the whole of it?L) Of course I've read it from its first word to the very last one.E) And haven't you noticed anything strange?L) What are you talking about?E) I mean, you know, it's a discontinuous novel. I can't deny it has a great
The best way to cure Readers Block is to reread authors whose works induce chest pains of happiness in ones . . . chest, so I did this with Mr. Vonnegut this afternoon. Sadly, upon rereading Cats Cradle, which I first tackled in 2007 at the summit of Arthurs Seat as a love-drunk twenty-year-old starting to lick the worlds honeyest creases after a period of long-term depression, I was more disappointed than delighted. I suspect this book is read largely in ones teens when confronting the vast
Hasty and jokey, Cat's Cradle begins as a satire about a journalist's attempt to investigate the life of one of the creators of the atomic bomb, but ends as a bleak allegory about the annihilation of life on earth. Vonnegut's irreverent wit and straightforward prose make his work a useful gateway to adult fiction for teens, and this novel ranks amongst his best. Adults who never encountered Vonnegut's books during their youth, by contrast, might find the book's pessimism or its hyper-episodic
Although I found the ending rather abrupt, I thought this was a fantastic book! The style of short chapters was unusual but fit well with the narration.The story is told from the point of view of a writer John (or Jonah) who has converted from Christianity to Bokononism and is attempting to write a book about the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. He meets many weird characters (or members of his karass) along the way and describes among other things, his journey to Bokononism. I
There are two voices inside my head. Let's call them Lore and Enzo. At the moment L & E are quarreling on Cat's Cradle. (...)L) Oh come on! This book is wonderful. Perhaps it's the best novel Vonnegut has ever written.E) Are you kidding me? Have you read the whole of it?L) Of course I've read it from its first word to the very last one.E) And haven't you noticed anything strange?L) What are you talking about?E) I mean, you know, it's a discontinuous novel. I can't deny it has a great
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