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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
Although the narratives were well written, the book doesn't 'click' until the very end. Complex, to say the least.
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
I've been sitting here trying to think of smart things to say about David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas. It's not that I can't think of things to say, but it's that I can't narrow it down to one pithy comment that sums up exactly what I want to communicate. Instead, I'll say, Cloud Atlas is:
That works better then a blurb. It's a messy novel and deserves a messy description. And yes, I mean that in the best way possible. If Cloud Atlas is all of these things, then what is Cloud Atlas?
Read the rest of the review on my blog.
- Dreamy
- Layered
- Complex
- Interconnected
- Creative
- Risky
- Beautiful
- Sad
- Hopeful
- Constructive postmodern
- Introspective
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
- Literary
- Mystery
- Genre crossing
- Futurist
- Smart
That works better then a blurb. It's a messy novel and deserves a messy description. And yes, I mean that in the best way possible. If Cloud Atlas is all of these things, then what is Cloud Atlas?
Read the rest of the review on my blog.
WOW! I loved this book - so clever and original. It's a series of interlocking stories, set in different times and places, with subtle connections between them. I never wanted it to end! One of my top 10 books of all time. Here's my full review:
http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2016/08/fiction-review-cloud-atlas.html
http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2016/08/fiction-review-cloud-atlas.html
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I can't deny the technical merits of this book-- but I crawled through it and kind of think I deserve course credit or something now that I'm finished! Maybe the themes of power and oppression, repeating themselves across time, will resonate better after I have time to digest the book?
Bardzo, bardzo dobre. Tak dobre, że może znów podejdę do "Snu numer 9", który mnie zmęczył i uśpił. Napisane z rozmachem, błyskawicznie wciągające, przyjazne czytelnikowi, proszące się o ponowne przeczytanie. Tak dobre, że zapaliłem w moim kościele świeczkę w intencję rodzeństwa Wachowskich i Tykwera, żeby tego nie spieprzyli, bo na razie z trailera zrozumiałem, że to film o Tomie Hanksie zakochującym się w Hale Berry po wielokroć, w różnych epokach. Co jest też bardzo ładne, ale nie o to przecież tu chodzi.
A very good book! The writing style was very interesting, and it was a neat way to structure a story. My only complaint is that the middle chapter, the narrator's dialect is really annoying to read. I would have enjoyed something closer to traditional English, but with new words scattered through.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated