 Theodore Sturgeon praised "Cat's Cradle", describing its storyline as "appalling, hilarious, shocking, and infuriating", and concluded that "this is an annoying book and you "must" read it.And you better take it lightly, because if you don't you'll go off weeping and shoot yourself".In 1972, the board of Strongsville, Ohio, banned the book without stating an official reason, although notes from the meeting include references to it being "completely sick" and "garbage".