Reviews

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

cultneophyte7's review

3.0

3.5
As much as I love Anthony Doerr's writing, this wasn't quite it.

zwielichtzwerg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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

westcoastbooklover13's review

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

trullicity's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.25

ktjohnson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

lyndseylibros's review

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

roboatss's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

kat152006's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

mllejoyeuxnoel's review against another edition

5.0

I borrowed this one from the library (which feels appropriate, now having finished it), but it’s the kind of book I now need to own. I just need it on my shelves, like a nightlight.

jlblumenfeld's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

It took half the book for me to get into it. But once I did, I ended up quite enjoying it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Animal death, and Death