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Kurt Vonnegut

4.04 AVERAGE

wafflelily's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

asterlee's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

syrupnotsyrup's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious reflective sad 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: Complicated

jacobrcopley's review against another edition

4.25

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

khonflict's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

lrclockwork's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cat_wrote's review against another edition

2.0

challenging medium-paced

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I read this for a book club. I guess I don't like irreverent books. Sure there were some satirical statements in here about religion, nations, etc., but the only thing that resonated with me was what appeared to be an unironic speech made by Minton about mourning soldiers as murdered children who had to accept their deaths as men. I found a lot of this to just be frustrating to read because I didn't like the tone, and there are also some slurs and statements in here that may have been acceptable at the time of publishing, but which are certainly not acceptable now and were jarring to read. 

jeff_e's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

max_mcdermott's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rowancanread's review against another edition

4.0

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I'm late to the party to read Vonnegut, but this book cements the fact that I love him. His writing is totally insane in the best way.

Cat's Cradle has it's flaws, which keep it from being the 5 star "perfect" book (if there is such a thing) that it could've been.
But I loved its construction and laughed and smiled my way through all 127 chapters/episodes.