Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

5 reviews

artmuseam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

this is probably one of the most confusing but extraordinary books i’ve ever come across. first, i particularly enjoyed the ways in which different storylines from various timelines all connected together through “easter eggs”, but i didn’t entirely understand the significance of how each storyline was connected to each other. i also didn’t like the storyline occurring in the middle. perhaps this is just me being uptight on my end, but when i read something that is difficult to decipher and takes a while to actually understand what the convoluted words are saying, i lose motivation to read on. in fact, i had to skim through that entire part just for the sake of finishing the story and seeing what happens in the end. i will say, however, that the other storylines were quite thrilling and kept me at the edge of my seat. when i noticed those easter eggs, i grew excited and wanted to find the significance—only to realize there wasn’t really one (unless i misread, or just completely skipped over it?) the concept itself was very interesting and the different writing styles (aside from the middle one) created a lively and visceral setting for the entire book. who knows, maybe i will have to give this a reread in the future to actually grasp it. this was definitely a confusing, thought provoking, and disoriented read that i weirdly enjoyed. 4.5/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Racial slurs, Blood, Cannibalism, Slavery, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Rape, Animal death, and Sexual assault

robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

I had hope that the book would fill in the gaps the movie left but unfortunately I have more questions than answers now. 
I will say, that the way the Author can write so many different POVs and story tellning paces is impressive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Classism, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

marro98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Homophobia, Genocide, Child death, Animal death, Rape, Suicide, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, War, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Colonisation

interesting_struggle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racism, Murder, Animal death, Colonisation, Cursing, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Slavery

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Rape