Events › Adult Book Discussion: Cat's Cradle

Join us for a discussion of the award-winning book from renowned author Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle! 

Kurt Vonnegut takes readers on a captivating journey through a world that is both familiar and bizarre. Set in the not-too-distant future, the story unfolds in a post-apocalyptic world where science, religion, and politics collide in unexpected ways.

The novel’s protagonist finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue when he becomes obsessed with the creation of a substance called “ice-nine.” This substance, invented by the father of one of John’s friends, has the power to freeze all water on Earth, potentially leading to the destruction of life as we know it.

This 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 funny.

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