I recently finished Cat’s Cradle (second Vonnegut book after Breakfast of Champions) and I found it quite bad. All the characters were one dimensional cardboard cutouts Vonnegut uses to expound his views in a condescending and arrogant manner. This book just beats shallow nihilism over the reader’s head the entire time while ignorantly bashing on those with different views. Honestly, I’m shocked that this book is acclaimed. Its ideas and writing make it seem like it was written by an edgy high school student.
by Mysterious_Milk_6472
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Using characters to push a point doesn’t make a book bad, it just means that the primary purpose of the book is to show an argument through analogy and story rather than to develop unique characters.
I liked it. But I like Vonnegut’s style.
So make yourself stop viewing through the mindset of hunting the smug.