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CAT'S CRADLE

By Kurt Vonnegut

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780440111498

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Cat's Cradle is 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 vContinue

Cat's Cradle is 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. A book that left  an indelible mark on an entire generation of  readers. Cat's Cradle is one of this  century's most important works... and Vonnegut at  his very best.

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    Maybe my nr. 1 book

    Maybe I'm exaggerating here... but in my opinion this is the best short novel ever written.
    Science fiction meets anthropology and religious studies--- :-)

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    Stefano G said on Feb 19, 2009 | 1 feedback

  • Mocking mankind

    Vonnegut create an unforgettable and tragic tale on how mankind is capable of fooling itself in all sort of ways. Through religion, government, science ... Bokonomism that encompasses all of them is the most hilarious still realistic and tragic religion ever thought!

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    Stefano M said on Apr 8, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • I enjoy reading this novel very much becaue it's so hilarious, and also because it's so sad. I also like the way Vonnegut treats Honikkers' three children. They may be weird, but they are, after all, tragic figures.

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    yuuyh said on Aug 9, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Another great Vonnegut satire mocking religion, government..."The System" if you will. Good read but not my favorite Vonnegut book.

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    Wolbie said on Jan 10, 2010 about the Unbound edition | Add your feedback

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