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CATS CRADLE by Kurt Vonnegut

6 reviews

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

sumnerbrook's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Racism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, and War

jordan_noel's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Cat’s Cradle is a dive into the modern madness of humanity and its inability to remain in a peaceful state. There are contrasts between morals and science that prompt the question of why goodness is important when our nature leads us to destroy ourselves anyway. A demolished, war-driven world seems inevitable with these characters motivated almost solely by their individual interests. The main religion of a hopeless people is openly founded on lies, and yet it is the only religion that these people so devoutly serve. There are no comforts and there are no explanations. It is only chaos.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

Minor: Gore, Racism, Grief, Alcohol, and Colonisation

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.

emoryscott's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this read. Several times, I found myself laughing aloud. I don’t think I fully understood the broader picture that Vonnegut was trying to paint with this story, but here and there I was able to notice the deeper meaning. Vonnegut is a tricky author to read, but he can be very reflective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

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