Reviews

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

mrs_tea's review against another edition

4.0

Difficult to juggle at times, but an overall beautiful story and amazing compositional accomplishment by Mitchell.

713809's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

marie_reichmann's review against another edition

adventurous reflective

2.5

sethryals's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

bibliobrandie's review against another edition

I got to page 250 and decided I just didn't want to finish. I wasn't enjoying the story or the characters. It took me a long time to get into the book, so that may have something to do with my problem finishing it.

jlhennessee84's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

lightning_pirate's review against another edition

5.0

If someone asks "what's your favourite book" - I will without fail say Cloud Atlas, if someone wants a recommendation - I will tell them Cloud Atlas.
I will read it when I'm sad, when I'm happy, when I want to be inspired, when I want to feel comforted... You get the picture - I love this book.

laurasauras's review against another edition

4.0

I'm going to enjoy just about any book that has the central theme of "be kind" and "look after the world your reincarnation will inherit". The different sections had distinctly different styles and stories, so I enjoyed some more than others. The format of it was engaging, but probably would have benefited from my reading it quicker so I could keep all the plot points more firmly in my head!

wander_er's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing.

Six stories connected across time. About power and the abuse of power, and humanity's constant striving for the power to control others. The entire book is summed up by this quote from the final page:

'In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.'

r0b3rta's review against another edition

5.0

A couple sleepless nights worth it for this book. He did a great job of weaving the stories together.