Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

Cat's Cradle is a dark comedy at it's very core with Sci-Fi themes layering over it. This novel deals with science and religion in an end of the world scenario. There is extreme foreshadowing through out the novel so the reader already knows that doom approaches. Yet the fresh wit of the narrative keep the story lively.  There are riddles and interweaving story lines that connect the dots of destruction, as it were, so that we clearly see how the narrator reached his fate. The rapture is a growing popular theme in science fiction and connects to the religious elements of the novel. Martyrdom as well reinforces this theme. It is very well written and a captivating read. It also presents the idea of accepting the end of the world and in what way different people handle it. It presents a dark reality with the concept of Ice 9 and the possibility of man's self districting nature. Great read but be warned, do something happy after you read it.