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MashReads Podcast: ‘Cat’s Cradle’ is the funniest existential book you will read

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Sometimes we simply require a bit of whimsical existentialism in our lives.

That’s why today on the MashReads Podcast , we talk about and check out Kurt Vonnegut’s book Cat’s Cradle, a book that defies description partly since of how unreasonable the plot is.

The book follows a reporter, John or Jonah, as he asks to be called as he examines the developer of the atomic bomb.

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This examination that leads him to finding Hoenikker’s eccentric kids, the strange compound ice-nine, the remote island San Lorenzo, a brand-new faith called Bokononism (the fundamental tenet which is that whatever in Bokononism is a lie), all which result in completion of the world.

Sound insane? We understand!

Join us as we discuss Vonnegut’s ridiculous storytelling, his sensations on science and faith, the genius of Cat’s Cradle and whether the book counts as satire.

And as constantly, we close the program with suggestions.

  • Aliza advises the brand-new Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone motion picture La La Land. “It was lovely and moving and fantastic and I enjoyed whatever about it,” she states.

  • Peter advises Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Truth, charm and enjoyment by New York Times critic A.O. Scott. “It is simply a really, extremely deep, very legible, wonderful book,” he states.

  • MJ suggests GQ‘s entirely bonkers profile of Tom Ford called Tom Ford on Sex, penetration, and death : “Talk about absurdism. This profile is insane … remarkable and simply amusing.”

Next week we are going over and checking out Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. We hope you’ll join us.

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Read more: http://mashable.com/2016/12/14/mashreads-podcast-cats-cradle-kurt-vonnegut/