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Ladataan... Cat's Cradle: A Novel (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1963; vuoden 1998 painos)Tekijä: Kurt Vonnegut
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Crazy and amazing and a little devastating. Needless to say, I didn't expect the end, although it seems like it kind of fits with his worldview. Bokononism is pure genius. I'm glad I finally got around to reading Vonnegut-- I always knew I was going to like his writing, but I kept not getting around to it. The library here has a bunch of his books (though I can't find [b:Slaughterhouse-Five|4981|Slaughterhouse-Five|Kurt Vonnegut|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227252234s/4981.jpg|1683562], which is the one I really want to read). Very similar in themes and atmosphere to Galapagos. That one has a much wider scope, whereas this is more synecdochic. The amorality of scientists is also a strong theme here, which I don't remember it being in Galapagos. It's also harsher - there is an almost savage glee in the ending of (in)humanity, instead of the serene fatalism of Galapagos. For what it's worth, I think Cat's Cradle is probably a better constructed and written book (I particularly loved the abrupt but perfectly judged ending), but Galapagos perhaps more enjoyable. While I like Vonnegut a lot, I do find he has a somewhat aggressive passivity to him, which can be a little annoying. Maybe it's a faked incomprehension of the everyday compromises and voluntary ignorances of life - while I tend to think he is correct, in an idealistic sort of way, there's something about his phrasing which I sometimes find jarring. That and his world weary tone means I need to take breaks between my Vonnegut, but I'm still looking forward to when I next pick one up.
"Cat's Cradle" is an irreverent and often highly entertaining fantasy concerning the playful irresponsibility of nuclear scientists. Like the best of contemporary satire, it is work of a far more engaging and meaningful order than the melodramatic tripe which most critics seem to consider "serious." Kuuluu näihin kustantajien sarjoihinKeltainen kirjasto (124) — 6 lisää Sisältyy tähän:Titanin seireenit ; Äiti yö ; Kissan kehto ; Jumala teitä siunatkoon, herra Rosewater ; Teurastamo 5 (tekijä: Kurt Vonnegut) Novels & Stories, 1963-1973: Cat's Cradle / God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater / Slaughterhouse-Five / Breakfast of Champions / Stories (tekijä: Kurt Vonnegut) Kurt Vonnegut: The Complete Novels: A Library of America Boxed Set (tekijä: Kurt Vonnegut) (epäsuora) Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse-Five / The Sirens of Titan / Player Piano / Cat's Cradle / Breakfast of Champions / Mother Night (tekijä: Kurt Vonnegut) Slaughterhouse-Five / Welcome to the Monkey House / Cat's Cradle / Jailbird (tekijä: Jr. Kurt Vonnegut) Tämän tekstillä on selostus:Sisältää opiskelijan oppaanPalkinnotDistinctionsNotable Lists
Cat's Cradle is 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. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Hovedpersonen John sætter sig for at skrive en bog om atombomben. Og tage en række personer og fortælle hvad de lavede den dag, den første atombombe blev sprængt.
Det hele er flettet sammen med bokonoismen. Den første linie i Bokonons Bøger er: "Alle de sandheder, jeg vil fortælle, er skamløse løgne". Forfatterens tilsvarende advarsel er: "Ethvert menneske, der ikke kan forstå, hvordan en nyttig religion kan grundlægges på løgne, vil heller ikke kunne forstå denne bog." Og det er der ikke noget at gøre ved.
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