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Featured Sci-fi: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

December 3, 2025 by Carolynn

$2.99 as of December 3, 2025
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“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times

Cat’s Cradle
 is Kurt 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. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best.

“[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.”—Harper’s Magazine

“Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.”—Atlantic Monthly

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Book Reviews: Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut

June 23, 2025 by Carolynn

Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel 50th Anniversary Edition, Kindle Edition
by Kurt Vonnegut  (Author)

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Slaughter House Five is one of the first science fiction books I feel in love with. Science fiction might not truly be its genre, it borders on surrealism, and yet it is incredibly readable. It’s slyly humorous, surreal, and profound. The book is partially based on the author’s lived experience: he survived the bombing of Dresden as an allied prisoner of war, three stories below ground, in a meat locker. The aliens that came to visit were probably wishful thinking.

Maybe.

Highly recommended.

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