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Summary: First book for English class I've ever enjoyed.
Review: Well, maybe not quite, but it's certainly the first one I've gotten so involved in. I related to the characters' dilemmas so well it was rather frightening. The absurdity/satire, while not for everyone, is also right up my alley. I also spent a few days carrying the book around with me everywhere and whenever I'd see one of my friends, I'd show them some part about Boknononism and tell them "This is just what I was trying to say when you were telling me I was nuts!"Engaging reading.
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Summary: powerful~dark comedy that is uncannily real
Review: I just finished Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. This is my first Vonnegut book and I'm most definitely a fan now. He has the incredible ability to interweave serious issues into a humorous satire. There were times I laughed out loud, and then I wondered why I did. He forces one to search deeper and to question our beliefs and the consequences of science, religion, capitalism~everything. The books of Bokonon were some of my absolute favorites, even though it was a ridiculous religion; it certainly contained many roots of truth. It is a very very fast read, I didn't want to put it down. However, you wanted to savor every word and think about every chapter. DO READ IT!
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Summary: Vonnegut -- master of imagination, king of foolish endings
Review: I love Vonnegut's books. Few, if any, American writers display such imagination and wit. Or depth of conviction. However, in most of the five books by him that I have read, the endings are disappointingly weak. This is definitely the case in "Cat's Cradle". The book progresses with near Huxlian vision (and much more humor) until Vonnegut appears to run out of resources. His ending, the apocalyptic suffocation of the world with the cancerous "ice-nine", is far too abrupt and cartoonish. It hits the reader like, well, a dose of "ice nine". This is a major shame, as his magnificently creative tale deserves a better thought out -- perhaps more subtle -- ending, something that lingers on the brain for a long, long time. The problem with most of his books is their unfortunate diffusion from one's conciousness, more than likely due to their relatively poor endings. I suggest that any readers buying this book bail out about 20 or 30 pages before the end. In fact, I would advise this to readers of most Vonnegut books. Perhaps then, the words of the Master of Black Humor would enjoy a longer half-life, and deserve a much better rating.
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Summary: weird and hard to follow at times.
Review: I liked the imagery and the ideas of the book, like ice-nine. The parts I had trouble with are how he jumps around and sometimes gets strange and loses the reader.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Another magnificent and suspenseful book by vonnegut,.... Learn Bokononism, face the lies... Enjoy...
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Summary: Vonnegut - possibly the most intelligent man in the world.
Review: Cat's Cradle is the first Vonnegut novel I have ever read and still my favorite novel of all time. Never before have I read an author that is so dark, fatalistic and twisted, yet funny and optimistic at the same time. Vonnegut writes like nobody else. "Cat's Cradle" makes you think. It makes you laugh at notions you normally wouldn't. Vonnegut's very "matter of fact" style of writing is genius. I'm sorry but, If anyone tells you that this book is no good its because they're just not intelligent enough to appreciate it.! I have read ALL of his works and I always eagerly await his next.
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Summary: Cat's Cradle will make you think about the future.
Review: One of Vonnegut's best works. He truly makes you think! It's based upon a substance called Ice-9 powerful enough to freeze over the entire world at room temperature. It provides us with a man's thought of how the world will end, and gives us a look at the future, that some would find very believable, while others would find it very entertaining. It is definitely the type of book that you must follow from the beginning, and think things through at times, but overall a great book. Most Students, whether in High School or Collage, if you ask them have probably read the book. Definitely a peoples choice!
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Summary: No plot, went nowhere.
Review: Vonnegut tried to suck you in with a boring main character that had no substance at all. Then brought in mutated family members of an infamous man, the man who made the H bomb. Vonnegut had no other way of ending the book except for killing off everybody in the world. If I could give negitive stars I would. Boring- don't read it.
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Summary: Vonnegut is a master.
Review: I do not, by any means, consider myself a literary critic, but I do know what I like. Cat's Cradle led me to Kurt Vonnegut, and I find no other author that can stimulate such thoughts. He introduces his audience to old ideas with a new way of interpretting them. I would recommend Kurt Vonnegut to anyone mature and intelligent enough to respect his humor and creativity. To this day, I "live by the foma."
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Summary: Two thumbs up
Review: This book was great! Totally different than anything i had read before, but it kept me interested.
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