Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

CATS CRADLE by Kurt Vonnegut

3 reviews

skimkaye's review

dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Racial slurs

Minor: Death, Slavery, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark funny reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Genocide, Slavery, Excrement, and Grief

Also includes technically legal but nonetheless predatory age gaps.

salm0n's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I went in to this book knowing nothing about it and have finished feeling like I've always known the story. This book is reflective, witty, and attention holding-- a wonderful introduction to Vonnegut's writing. The ending is just brilliant. I think we all could learn something from Bokononism.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Slavery, Alcohol, and War