Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

15 reviews

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

dasha_musa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

this was just ..... *chef's kiss*

i lack words to describe this book experience

i read this with a book club, highly recommend

i have so much to think about. impeccable

looking forward to my next David Mitchell read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Murder and Suicide

Minor: Rape

runningdowndelaney's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

It is an accurate assessment to say this is a book of two halves. The first is a bit of a slog. My attitude towards the characters wavered between sympathy and contempt. The device of

interrupting the narrative at the moment of a significant event

began overstaying its welcome quite quickly. You get the idea it's going somewhere and is building. Then comes the midpoint section. The breaks released then, and the characters all began to whizz past. These second halves contained

the various resolutions to issues from the first halves

, and it brought the threads together. It is less of a single cohesive narrative, more of a collection of short stories that has imagery from others in the body of work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Abandonment and Vomit

buntatamilis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Rape

zomigi's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I can't say that I enjoyed this book, but I didn't not enjoy it. The writing is very impressive, and I became totally immersed in the different worlds created masterfully in the 6 different stories. It's nice to read something that makes you think, even if the message is rather bleak.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Rape