Cat's Cradle

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Summary: well written and witty book.
Review: excellent characters and plot line. good discussion on problems in world, but in humorous way. vonnegut is a genius and a funny one at that.

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Summary: Perhaps not so fantastic in retrospect
Review: I've read many of Kurt Vonneguts books. I consider him to be my favorite writer and it is through this work that I was first introduced to American Pop writing. To me, then it was a very special little book. That's why it makes me a little sad when I reflect over it now a few years later and realise that its not really as fantastic as I once thought. Vonnegut betrays his science fiction background in a book that sprawls out of control. In places Cat's cradle reverts to a 'then this happened, then this as well' style that is immature and unappealing to the reader. This book does have its moments. An excellent introductary correspondence with the son of Dr Hoenikker, the invention of Bokononism; a religion based purely on untruths, which serve to show the creativity which Vonnegut is capable of anyone considering reading this might do better to read 'Slapstick(or lonesome no more)' which to my mind is a far superior book.

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Summary: Reader From Washington
Review: This is the first Vonnegut I have ever read and it is defintely one of the best books I have ever read as well. I picked this up not ten minutes after reading Old man and the Sea by Hemingway and finished it in five hours. Literally could not put it down and would reccomend it to anyone who can read and comprehend. It is wonderfully thought provoking and lighthearted, but at the same time apocalyptically dark. Wonderful for no matter what kind of books you like to read.

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Summary: One of my all-time favorites
Review: Cats Cradle has become one of my all-time favorites. I recommend it to everyone becuase I rarely like sci-fi-ish or war/ military related books but this was able to keep me interested. Vonnegut has a thought provoking writing style.

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Summary: Kurt Vonnegut can't write his way out of a paper bag...
Review: Exceedingly boring, much too long threads of useless information to the reader. Humor??? Where? If I laughed or giggled once every forty five pages or so, it was muffled by the yawn that soon followed. And does this man love the name "Pefko" so much that he did not realize that we would find it in yet another tediously boring rambling of his.. namely, " Breakfast of Champions"? I have far better things to do with my time than to wait for this old man to get a sense of humor that he can put down on paper. If you would like to laugh, read "The Catcher In The Rye"... J.D. Salinger. A man with a sense of humor need not try so hard that he completely misses the point, Mr. Vonnegut.

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: This book is truly a work of art. It has a million different thing's entwined in the story. The only thing about it is it may be hard, for some people, to truly understand the full meaning of each thing and all the thing's it symbolizes. But there's something about it that just keep's you reading. You just can't put it down. I strongly suggest any person to read this book.

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Summary: Read this book. IT'S AMAZING!!
Review: This book is the best book I have ever read. Kurt Vonnegut is a master of literature...his books are so well put together, that it's hard for me to imagine how someone could actually write like him. Cat's cradle is an amazing adventure through lust, love, adventure and peace. It will change your life...It changed mine for sure!

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Summary: The Best Vonnegut book I have read
Review: This novel was truly enjoyable to me. It was fast paced, and it kept me reading. I just couldn't put it down! Vonnegut comically satirizes religion and politics in this novel, with an interesting story and a twisted but truthful ending.

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Summary: Very very good.
Review: It's not Breakfast of Champions. It's not Slaughterhouse-Five. It doesn't have to be.

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Summary: One of the best books ever
Review: Slaughterhouse Five was great. Cat's Cradle was better. Definitely one of my favorite books ever following Catch-22, which might be it's equal in humor. Can't wait to read my next Vonnegut who is climbing in my list of favorite authors.