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Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle
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The story involves Bokononism, a man-made religion which is used by the narrator to interpret his experie…more

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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
Feb 04, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: american, literature, books-i-own, vonnegut
"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way." Am I wiser after reading Cat's Cradle? I don't think Kurt told me anything I didn't already know at some level. But he made me feel it. Which is another thing altogether, and rarer. ...more
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Benjamin Thompson
May 27, 2018 rated it it was amazing
As Bokonon and my friend Jonathan have put it, "it's all garbage." But it is useful garbage. ...more
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Larry
Nov 12, 2011 rated it really liked it
A lighthearted tale of the end of the world.
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Oct 07, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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