Science fiction · Classics
Cat's Cradle
A writer researching a book about the day the atom bomb was dropped tracks down the scientist's strange family. His quest takes him to a Caribbean island with its own invented religion and a dangerous substance.
- First published
- 1963
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a short, funny and bleak satire of science, religion and human folly.
Skip this if you want a plot-driven novel, since the book is a string of tiny chapters and wry digressions.
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