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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Cat’s Cradle is an entertaining tale about the end of the world, witty in its character arcs and striking in its ability to comment on what may ultimately be a fruitless search for the meaning of life. Religion and science go hand in hand with Jonah’s endeavors to write his book, exposing how our beliefs can be our downfall and our destiny. Although I found it to be intriguing, I didn’t really care about Jonah or the Hoenikkers or any of the other characters, despite the fact that they are responsible for driving the plot forward. Of course, this may be intentional on Vonnegut’s end to show how deeply flawed we are, but I still didn’t have much interest in them. I was also deeply critical of how black people and women are portrayed as very one dimensional and stereotypical, particularly Bokonon and Mona Aamos. I was hoping that ice nine would have an impact on the plot maybe halfway into the book, not right at the very end with only 20 pages left to spare. There were characters and places that were unnecessarily included which just didn’t matter in my opinion, if only to make some small comment on a character. There’s a lot of foreshadowing of the ice nine tragedy which kept me going, but I felt very unsatisfied by the end.
dark
funny
possibly THE worst time to read about the mentally deranged putting an end to humanity with IcE
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
My first foray into Vonnegut and I cannot wait to read more. Vonnegut's style is poetic, absurd, and observant. I found myself finding much of this book profoundly hilarious, often laughing aloud. The pacing is perfect, and my interest was piqued the entire read.
DNF as im reworking my audiobook server and this book is a book club choice in a few months so I will return to this for sure