A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.

Having recently re-read Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5 and now having re-read Cat's Cradle their similarities come to the forefront as both novel deal with a writer preparing to right a book on a mass slaughter in WWII. In Slaughterhouse 5 the writer is preparing to write a book about the firebombing of Dresden and in Cat's Cradle the writer is writing a book on the scientists families involved in the Manhattan Project. Though Slaughterhouse descends into a book within a book as it subsequently tells the story of a soldier who was in Dresden during the bombing and had become unstuck in time living his life out of sequence.

I was a great fan of Vonnegut as a teenager when I read everything he wrote up to that time, though have only read a book or two of his since the eighties. Going back to these two books I find that while I am not of fan of Vonnegut's underlying mixed-up philosophies, I am still of fan of his writing. I really enjoyed re-reading both of these book for their quirky humor and Vonnegut is really a master of quirky storytelling. Will have to find out how the rest of his works standup. Though I was surprised at how much of Slaughterhouse 5 I had remembered despite not reading it for almost 4 decades. Though I had forgot much of Cat's Cradle, though remembered Ice 9.

Helen and I both don't know what to say about this book, but we both liked it. An interesting story and definitely a different feel than the only other Vonnegut book I have read (Slaughterhouse Five).

A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.

Very entertaining, funny and gritty. I found it interesting that most of the situations were timeless. Had I read this in the 70s, I would have not found its humor.

The ending, however, was a little bland. I'm sure Vonnegut would have said it was suppose to have been bland, but I wonder if it was just being lazy... which I'm sure Vonnegut would have said, he was suppose to be lazy. The point was that it was pointless, etc. So 60s (yawn) I'm sure it was cutting edge in the day.

Three stars for the rest of it.

Great to read an original story, with heavy sarcasm, entertaining characters by a super wordsmith. Chapter 4 is entitled 'A tentative tangling of tendrils'.

Lots of enjoyable anecdotes throughout an overall good, short and easy read.

What an interesting and fun trip! A great reflection of the absurdity of government and religion and innate human desires. I loved it.

A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.

Good companion piece to the movie Oppenheimer as Vonnegut based Felix Hoenikker on his life and work. Very eerie how Vonnegut's Ice-9 in 1963 could still be a thing today--a polymorph of water?
This short-read narrative is so compelling that it keeps the sci-fi themes in check. Now to find my long piece of yarn from the 60's...so fun.

good sci fi concept

I can't get into this book. I have tried several times now over the past 10 years. This is the furthest I have ever gotten. I loved Vonnegut's Slaughter-House Five and thought this would be a great Classic to read but I am dissapointed- I just don't get it. Maybe its over my head and requires a reader with a high IQ. I am shelving this book for retirement when I have the patience to focus on it.

A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.