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* (Tears) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.James Nicoll
+- Re: (Tears) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.Don
`* Re: (Tears) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.Lynn McGuire
 `* Re: (Tears) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.William Hyde
  `* Re: (Tears) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.Lynn McGuire
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(Tears) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

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 by: James Nicoll - Sun, 2 Jul 2023 13:32 UTC

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

A writer documents a brilliant scientist's final gift to the world.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/softly-falling
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 by: Don - Mon, 3 Jul 2023 13:35 UTC

James Nicoll wrote:
> Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
>
> A writer documents a brilliant scientist's final gift to the world.
>
> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/softly-falling

There's one too many stories struggling to be seen in this novel. It
should be separated into a short story about ice nine and a novella set
in the Caribbean.
Stupidity seems substantially stupid to me these days - humorless.
While sarcasm and satire seem angry, mostly mean, unfunny.
Your reward for reading this far is a link to a short story about a
another catastrophe caused by changing the characteristics of ice:

<https://crcomp.net/arts/The%20Catalyst.html>

Danke,

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Subject: Re: (Tears) Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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 by: Lynn McGuire - Mon, 3 Jul 2023 20:49 UTC

On 7/2/2023 8:32 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
> Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
>
> A writer documents a brilliant scientist's final gift to the world.
>
> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/softly-falling

"4: Cat’s Cradle lost to Way Station, and placed behind Glory Road,
Witch World, and Dune World. That’s a pretty diverse lineup. No, I am
not planning on rereading Glory Road just to add that final link."

I have "Glory Road" in my SBR and plan on rereading it soon. Maybe even
this year.

Lynn

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 by: William Hyde - Mon, 3 Jul 2023 21:45 UTC

On Monday, July 3, 2023 at 4:49:18 PM UTC-4, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 7/2/2023 8:32 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
> > Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
> >
> > A writer documents a brilliant scientist's final gift to the world.
> >
> > https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/softly-falling
> "4: Cat’s Cradle lost to Way Station, and placed behind Glory Road,
> Witch World, and Dune World. That’s a pretty diverse lineup. No, I am
> not planning on rereading Glory Road just to add that final link."
>
> I have "Glory Road" in my SBR and plan on rereading it soon. Maybe even
> this year.

I must have read that half a dozen times. I still think of it as his best novel between
"Double Star" and TMIAHM.

William Hyde

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 by: Lynn McGuire - Tue, 4 Jul 2023 05:56 UTC

On 7/3/2023 4:45 PM, William Hyde wrote:
> On Monday, July 3, 2023 at 4:49:18 PM UTC-4, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> On 7/2/2023 8:32 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
>>> Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
>>>
>>> A writer documents a brilliant scientist's final gift to the world.
>>>
>>> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/softly-falling
>> "4: Cat’s Cradle lost to Way Station, and placed behind Glory Road,
>> Witch World, and Dune World. That’s a pretty diverse lineup. No, I am
>> not planning on rereading Glory Road just to add that final link."
>>
>> I have "Glory Road" in my SBR and plan on rereading it soon. Maybe even
>> this year.
>
> I must have read that half a dozen times. I still think of it as his best novel between
> "Double Star" and TMIAHM.
>
> William Hyde

I lost my copy in The Great Flood of 1989 and had forgotten about it
until somebody here reminded me. For some reason, almost all of my
Heinleins were at the bottom of the wardrobe box that had 12 inches of
water in it. I lost thousands of books that day.

Lynn

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 by: William Hyde - Tue, 4 Jul 2023 18:31 UTC

On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 1:56:22 AM UTC-4, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 7/3/2023 4:45 PM, William Hyde wrote:
> > On Monday, July 3, 2023 at 4:49:18 PM UTC-4, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> >> On 7/2/2023 8:32 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
> >>> Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
> >>>
> >>> A writer documents a brilliant scientist's final gift to the world.
> >>>
> >>> https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/softly-falling
> >> "4: Cat’s Cradle lost to Way Station, and placed behind Glory Road,
> >> Witch World, and Dune World. That’s a pretty diverse lineup. No, I am
> >> not planning on rereading Glory Road just to add that final link."
> >>
> >> I have "Glory Road" in my SBR and plan on rereading it soon. Maybe even
> >> this year.
> >
> > I must have read that half a dozen times. I still think of it as his best novel between
> > "Double Star" and TMIAHM.
> >
> > William Hyde
> I lost my copy in The Great Flood of 1989 and had forgotten about it
> until somebody here reminded me. For some reason, almost all of my
> Heinleins were at the bottom of the wardrobe box that had 12 inches of
> water in it. I lost thousands of books that day.

I was only a hundred miles away. You should have called!

William Hyde

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