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Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

198 pages

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About this book

One of Vonnegut's major works, a young writer decides to interview the children of a scientist primarily responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb. This is an apocalyptic tale of the planet's ultimate fate, featuring a cast of unlikely heroes.

Themes
Funny & SatiricalPhilosophy & Big IdeasThought-ProvokingWhat Does It All Mean?Strange & UnsettlingReligion as dangerous comfortHumanity's self-destructionAbsurdity of modern progress
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