Reviews

Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle by James Lundquist, Leonard Mustazza, Lawrence R. Broer, Jerome Klinkowitz, Loree Rackstraw, Peter Freese, Harold Bloom, Richard Giannone, Terry Southern, Peter J. Reed, Wendy B. Faris, John L. Simons, William S. Doxey, Zoltan Ab di-Nagy, David H. Goldsmith

adler's review

A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.

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margaret_kaus's review

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sarahscire's review

4.0

Cat’s Cradle is both clever and condescending and therefore unmistakably Vonnegut. I guess not enough of the dots he made in the story (everything from marriage to sci-fi) connected in the end for me or something however, because although I love this author, this is not my favorite book by him.

robysi's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

5.0

moleodonuts's review

3.0

It seems like most people rate this as the novel and not the Lit Crit book? Regardless, there are several essays that I enjoyed in here, but many read more like a NYTimes book review and others presented arguments that seemed weak or not engaging.

If you have a passing knowledge of Vonnegut's early life story, probably 30% of the essays can be skipped. If not, then they are probably quite useful.