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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very interesting…on a high level super interesting. Plot wise…never became a super engaging read
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
I wanna be pals with Newt
I love reading books by authors that are cool! Vonnegut just writes so freely while saying so much. This book actually rocked.
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
John/Jonah interviews the children of one of the fathers of the atomic bomb for a book he’s writing. At the same time he describes his new religion, Bokononism, which began when he finds the last of the children on an island called San Lorenzo. Meanwhile, the children have “inherited” a substance from their deceased father, the use of which sets the stage for the finale of the book. It’s a humorous book (think John Scalzi), but I can understand why it’s studied at length. It’s anti-war. The people of San Lorenzo are about to celebrate the bravery of their young men who gave their lives when a German sub sinks their ship. The American ambassador gives a poignant speech full of meaning, which I loved. Unfortunately the plot, while already far-fetched with colorful characters, feels like it becomes a drug-induced fever dream. Hence, it’s only so-so.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Vonnegut delivers Cat's Cradle, a story dripping with human irony and cosmic ambiguity, with plenty of sarcasm. This work is written, obviously, for those comfortable with laughing in self-defense as chapter after chapter is filled with unnervingly human characters that seek meaning in life and find refuge in themes at which Vonnegut takes aim: politics, religion, or science. You, dear reader, will find yourself, at times, reading a religious text, sometimes a love story – but all the while (with credit to Vonnegut's clever design) looking for meaning in a narrative, which uproots idea of meaning itself.
funny
mysterious
sad
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