Cat's Cradle
Written by Kurt Vonnegut
Narrated by Tony Roberts
ratings:
4/5 (6,341 ratings)
Length:
7 hours
Description
Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny.
About the author
Kurt Vonnegut was a master of contemporary American Literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in The Siren's of Titan in 1959 and established him as "a true artist" with Cat's Cradle in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene has declared, "one of the best living American writers."
Reviews
What people think about Cat's Cradle
4.06341 ratings / 157 Reviews
Reader reviews
- (5/5)vonnegut's best.
- (5/5)Vonnegut always makes me laugh. And sometimes want to cry, but mostly laugh.
- (5/5)What an amazing book. Reads quickly. Is witty and thought provoking. Has amazing quotes. Can't say enough about how great it is.
- (5/5)Fucking amazing.
- (5/5)OK. I read and fell in love with it in high school, but it is still a wonderful book about the self-destruction of man and his inanities. Dark humor.
- (4/5)A book about innocent/naive men being capable of great destruction and the need to keep great weapons away from humans. Often bleakly humorous and a very enjoyable read.