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nancyadair 's review for:
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
The Cloud Atlas was not easy to get into, but by the third section I realized what was going on and by the time I got to the sections set in the future I was hooked. I ended up impressed and moved and loving the book.
The novel is told through stories that cross time, each written in the language of a different genre. The structure is linear, but then reverses backwards through time as the ending of each story is revealed. As A.S. Bryant advises in her review appearing in The Guardian, you have to "trust the tale." It is worth it!
The issues raised are deep and relevant: how humans perceive the world, what motivates human society and individuals, the way we condone and whitewash evil, the power of money, our denial of the uncomfortable truths. The stories take us to a future that has reverted back to tribal warfare. But ending where he began, in the distant past, we are shown that individuals who choose to do good can, perhaps, alter the course of history.
The novel is told through stories that cross time, each written in the language of a different genre. The structure is linear, but then reverses backwards through time as the ending of each story is revealed. As A.S. Bryant advises in her review appearing in The Guardian, you have to "trust the tale." It is worth it!
The issues raised are deep and relevant: how humans perceive the world, what motivates human society and individuals, the way we condone and whitewash evil, the power of money, our denial of the uncomfortable truths. The stories take us to a future that has reverted back to tribal warfare. But ending where he began, in the distant past, we are shown that individuals who choose to do good can, perhaps, alter the course of history.