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outcolder's review against another edition
5.0
this guy is dealing with a lot of the same themes as [book:the man who was thursday] but in a more thought out and clever way.
there's a lot of nietzsche in here, and some comparison of his time-repeates-itself stuff with buddhist cycles. but for all the heavy stuff, it reads like an adventure story, or rather like 6 adventure stories. at the end there's a kind of 'the moral of the story is...' but it didn't bother me at all, and actually was kind of a relief as i was scratching my head about where the author came down on the question of should we bother?
as in should we bother when we're outnumbered by vicious idiots who are leading us to destruction... over and over again.
there's a lot of nietzsche in here, and some comparison of his time-repeates-itself stuff with buddhist cycles. but for all the heavy stuff, it reads like an adventure story, or rather like 6 adventure stories. at the end there's a kind of 'the moral of the story is...' but it didn't bother me at all, and actually was kind of a relief as i was scratching my head about where the author came down on the question of should we bother?
as in should we bother when we're outnumbered by vicious idiots who are leading us to destruction... over and over again.
imallallallama's review against another edition
4.0
It was beautiful, artistic, and the author's ability to write in such diverse ways is impressive. All the same, though, while the stories did intertwine, I feel like I was looking for a greater, overarching plot when there really wasn't one.
joemdief's review against another edition
3.0
While I enjoy Mitchell’s writing style and use of vivid and engaging description, I was unable to see a strong connection between the alternating plots. Each section on its own was elaborate and well conceived, but the book failed to come across as one story with characters connected through history (as I believe was intended).
One characteristic of Cloud Atlas that kept my attention was the creation and use of unique dialects for different characters meant to reflect the time period and present atmosphere in each chapter read.
One characteristic of Cloud Atlas that kept my attention was the creation and use of unique dialects for different characters meant to reflect the time period and present atmosphere in each chapter read.
julesdbaker's review against another edition
Just too confusing, and then a really graphic miscarriage/still birth. I just couldn’t stomach that when I was barely hanging on attention wise
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
bittersweet_symphony's review against another edition
2.0
I found the writing style very difficult at times, and unnecessarily inaccessible. I wanted to enjoy the book because I love the idea of how everything is connected: the butterfly effect. However, I found most of the characters difficult to connect with because of the language.
I am hopeful the film better measures up than the book did.
I am hopeful the film better measures up than the book did.
isanto's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
piqnick14's review against another edition
3.0
Can't say it's bad but not my favorite either. Some of the stories were really great. The central story was my least favorite, written in dialect.