Cat's Cradle

“Cat's Cradle” is a book about a man tracing the history of the father of the atomic bomb, leading him to the poor country of San Lorenzo. In the protagonist's journey, he finds a banned religion Bokononism and gets himself involved with the politics of San Lorenzo.

“Cat's Cradle” is one of the many books by Kurt Vonnegut who was deemed ‘one of the best living American authors' by Graham Greene. The two strong messages about politics and religion are present throughout the entirety of the novel. Most of the messages are represented through the novel's infamous black humor. Every page and every short chapter had me entertained and laughing. The book, in most ways, is incredibly genius with how it is written and how it is told. The short chapters feel like memories with them being so brief. The author's voice in the book is extraordinary with San Lorenzo feeling real and how he describes the antagonist in the book. Overall, the story was very gripping and was so hilariously chaotic.
However, the characters did seem realistic but not fully developed. Though I did like all of the characters, they did not seem real. Many books do have the spell where characters come straight from the page and into real life. This book did have that spell, but it was not a very good one. I think the author could have spent more time developing the characters, especially the protagonist. Though the characters could have been more fleshed out into real people, I did enjoy the novel.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about politics and religion. The book does have some vulgar language and is considered an adult book, so I would recommend it to people who are above the age of fourteen. Kurt Vonnegut has a collection of novels, including the one he is famous for, Slaughter-house Five. I highly recommend this book as a starting point for his collection. I absolutely loved this book and will reread it many times in the future. The strong messages did change my point of view and did open my mind more to the logic of religion and politics. Overall, I rate this book a nine out of ten stars.