Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

CATS CRADLE by Kurt Vonnegut

8 reviews

mirandyli's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

Weird and antiquatedly racist. Not sure what the point of this book was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

greywolfheir's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

missmarguerita's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Rape, Torture, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

I'm going to think about this one for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

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

mxhcat's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death and Cancer

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

saturnsmoons's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

i would pay so much money to have a conversation with kurt vonnegut jr

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death and Drug use