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Der Wolkenatlas

David Mitchell

3.99 AVERAGE


the ultimate story-within-a-story

Not entirely perfect, but great art doesn't need to be perfect.
adventurous reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Structurally the thing is beautiful, with 6 stories going forward and then backwards in time. There are echoes of characters and themes and locations all through. http://librarianaut.com/2011/05/04/book-review-cloud-atlas/
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ericablake's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

Just too dense for me right now 

It was just so wonderful reading something my Dad loved and knowing exactly which bits would've been his favourites 

This took me so long to read but I enjoyed it a lot, the writing was exquisite.
adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes