Book Title:

Cat’s Cradle

Author:

Kurt Vonnegut

Reviewer:

Mike Scarpelli

Summary:

This book is told from the point of view of the main character whose name is John. John is telling how he planned to write book, called The Day the World Ended. This book was to be about the atom bomb meant for Hiroshima. During the course of the story, John interviews many people who were involved in the creation of the bomb, mainly the offspring and co-workers of the bomb’s father, Felix Hoenikker.

Through the adventures, John tells of his apprehension of the ways of Bokononism, (his current religion), and how everything appears through the eyes of a Bokononist. John visits many places and has many odd conversations with many different people, each time interlacing the conversations with inner monologue containing exerpts and values from the book of bokonon.

Opinion:

 I really liked this book, and it kept me interested through the whole thing. I love the way Vonnegut writes, and how he explains everything in that ironic, satirical way. I have never liked reading, but this book actually interested me quite a bit, and I may read it again someday, since there are so many philosophical details that are probably worth knowing. All there is to say now, is just read it; there are so many other things that aren’t major points, but are still very interesting. Cat’s Cradle is one of those books where the plot may not seem very interesting when you read the summary, but if you actually read it, it is very good, and extremely fascinating. I recommend this book to anyone who has the ability to comprehend the meaning of the squiggles on paper we like to call words.

Rating:

 5 stars out of 5