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Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
As someone who writes, I admire the imaginative daring that went into the creation of this book. 6 stories intertwined through time, each referential and connected in some way to the one before? And then to structure those in the order of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - so that you're only getting the first half of each story in the first half of the book? The first story (journal) even ends mid-sentence! And then the narrator of the second story, reading the same journal, gets frustrated that the journal is cut off mid-sentence! I knew then that I was in for something very special.
As someone who does not really like historical fiction (I've tried and failed many times with various authors, some of whom are my faves), I struggled through the first few stories, but the lingering premise, and the mysteries and gall that the author displays kept me mesmerized throughout. And then of course he delves into the future into one of my favorite genres - Scifi - and totally wins me over.
This book made me want to go curl up in a leather chair and write, or just make art, while also getting me to look at my life and the influence I have on others and vice versa - and the influence we have on each other through various mediums. This is one of the most daring and imaginative novels in modern history.
While it's hard to easily recommend this given that it's not casual beach reading by any means, but if you're in the mood for heady, artistic, imaginative writing then this book is for you.
As someone who does not really like historical fiction (I've tried and failed many times with various authors, some of whom are my faves), I struggled through the first few stories, but the lingering premise, and the mysteries and gall that the author displays kept me mesmerized throughout. And then of course he delves into the future into one of my favorite genres - Scifi - and totally wins me over.
This book made me want to go curl up in a leather chair and write, or just make art, while also getting me to look at my life and the influence I have on others and vice versa - and the influence we have on each other through various mediums. This is one of the most daring and imaginative novels in modern history.
While it's hard to easily recommend this given that it's not casual beach reading by any means, but if you're in the mood for heady, artistic, imaginative writing then this book is for you.