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Title: Cat’s Cradle

Author: Kurt Vonnegut

Genre: Classics

Publisher: Dial Press

Format: Paperback  

Pages: 287

Rating: 4/5 stars

*Warning: Mature Content. Parents please be advised *

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Told with deadpan humour and bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut’s cult tale of global destruction preys on our deepest fears of witnessing Armageddon and, worse still, surviving it …

Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding ‘fathers’ of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he is the inventor of ‘ice-nine’, a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker’s three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean, to madness. Felix Hoenikker’s Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to mankind brings about the end, that for all of us, is nigh …

Review:

This was my first read by Vonnegut and I’m delightfully surprised! I wasn’t really sure what to expect, especially since I couldn’t figure out how the title connected to the premise of the novel based on the synopsis! But I was hooked in on the story right from the beginning!

Cat’s Cradle is a story that discusses issues surrounding scientific advancement, society, as well as religion, and this is done through Vonnegut’s clever use of irony. The main protagonist of the story is a man who is writing a book about the man who created the Atomic Bomb, Dr. Hoenikker. Through his quest to find out more about the man, the main character, named John (Jonah) learns a lot about himself and how he perceives himself in this world.

The author creates a religion in the book where the people believe that the things that happen are inevitable.

The book is somewhat of a warning on scientific developments and how humans have the power to destroy each other through science!

I really enjoyed reading this one!

Happy reading!