Publisher : Chelsea House Publications
Publication Date : 2002 06
>> worth the read
Not quite my normal taste but I enjoyed it all the same Perhaps I will come back and reread again A second reading might reveal more to me Nonetheless I do recommend this book
>> Science Vs Religion The End of the World
The end of the world has always been a difficult topic for discussion probably because there is no saying when or how it will take place In Cat s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut it is a topic that keeps coming up And if you are at all familiar with Vonnegut s dark humor you would not be surprised The cause Religion verses science It starts when the main character John Hoosier who is telling this story in the first person is researching for a book to be called The Day the World Ended about Dr Felix Hoenikker the man behind the atomic bomb This sparks a fascination and leads him to contact this late scientist s children
This book is full or random coincidences that seem to make no sense when you are reading it but they all come together in the end All the characters seeming slightly exaggerated are not at all what you would expect There is a radical religious figure Bokonon and a Minister of science Frank who are all thrown together with ICE NINE a chemical that freezes everything upon contact The world ends when they are all on San Lorenzo a made up island with a murderous dictator It is very fun and also interesting
>> A Masterpiece of Speculative Fiction
Fascinating story that puts forth some very interesting ideas on the purpose of religious belief Highly Recommended Quotes from the text All of the true things that I am about to tell you are shameless lies Anyone who cannot understand how useful a religion based on lies can be will not understand this book either Live by the harmless untruths that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy
