Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
Lately I have been reading novels by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr and last night I finished his 1963 science fiction novel Cat's Cradle. It is a satirical commentary on modern man and his madness or should I say stupidity. A very well said apocalyptic story of human fate on this planet, which is so entertaining to read. I truly enjoy Vonnegut style of writing, plot is twisted but easy to follow. Another striking thing about it is the fact that the book has over a hundred chapters despite being fewer than three hundred pages in length. All that making it a real fast read.
Initially you do not have a feeling that you are actually reading a science fiction novel, but as you get deeper into the plot you realize the nature of the story. From narrator's research to write a book about the fictional man Felix Hoenikker who developed the first atomic bomb, you later on learn that man actually discover something more deadly called ice-nine which cause the ultimate demise of the humans and the planet itself. His children secretly hold on to small pieces of ice-nine for years which eventually fall into hands of others, including a dictatorship on small fictitious Caribbean island of San Lorenzo. There seems to a side story focus on a religion how it has an impact on all the characters in the book, the narrator explains concepts and teachings of Bokononism, the fake religion he practices.
It is a truly enjoyable and light read! I will be sure to reach for more of his books in the near future!
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