I just finished reading this book and imo it was my favorite work of his, surpassing Slaughterhouse-5 and his other more well known books, why isn’t this one discussed with the greats? I thought the book was devilishly hilarious and an excellent satire, balancing the tone in a way I’ve never seen handled. If you haven’t read it, give it a try, it crams so much content in a fairly short book. Definitely instantly became one of my favorites of all time.

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    1 year ago

    Cat’s Cradle was my first impression of Vonnegut, and I remember despising it so much that I refused to touch anything else of his for years. Eventually, I did pick up SH5 and adored it; it’s easily one of my all time favorites now. Perhaps it’s time to give Cradle another chance. Feeling so drastically different about two works by the same author doesn’t sit well with me.