Cat's Cradle
Ranked #7 in Satire, Ranked #9 in Postmodernism — see more rankings.
Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding 'fathers' of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he's the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean, to madness. Felix Hoenikker's Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to... more
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Andy Stern I think it's something that progressives need to think about, because the book talks a lot about two tendencies that people can adopt, to try to find meaning and purpose. One is kind of a sheer technological approach, and the other is more of a spiritual and religious approach. The book talks about the perils and challenges of each way. Sometimes we as progressives defend technology and science and fact, and other people – clearly both progressive and otherwise – appreciate the spiritual more. Then on either extreme, the book tries to say that blind adherence to either tendency also has huge... (Source)
Rankings by Category
Cat's Cradle is ranked in the following categories:
- #57 in 20th Century
- #26 in American
- #35 in American Literature
- #77 in Americana
- #66 in Author
- #37 in Censorship
- #48 in Classic Sci-Fi
- #33 in Comedic
- #89 in Comedy
- #88 in Dark
- #44 in End Of The World
- #53 in Existential
- #15 in Free Will
- #100 in Hugo Award
- #83 in Humanity
- #64 in Humor
- #87 in Life Changing
- #82 in Literary
- #76 in Literature
- #77 in Modern
- #60 in Modern Classic
- #95 in Modern Fiction
- #100 in Most Influential
- #64 in Science Fiction
- #85 in Syfy
- #56 in Used
- #29 in Weird
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