Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegutby Kurt Vonnegut
Shares rank 40 of 122 novels by recommenders
Recommended as funny, engaging and worthwhile, though one reader calls it on the loopier end of Vonnegut's work.
Recommended as funny, engaging and worthwhile, though one reader calls it on the loopier end of Vonnegut's work.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Funny, engaging and worthwhile
“it's funny and engaging and altogether worthwhile”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Physicists Discover the Most Complex Forms of Ice Yet” Enjoyed by readers
“I enjoyed Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle very much”
Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Claude Corps” Distinctive, loopy Vonnegut style
“it is also on the loopier end of Vonnegut's writing spectrum”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Cat's Cradleby Kurt VonnegutThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I enjoyed Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle very much”
“it's funny and engaging and altogether worthwhile”
“it is also on the loopier end of Vonnegut's writing spectrum”
“followed by "Cat's Cradle"”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.