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nat_2610 's review for:
Cloud Cuckoo Land
by Anthony Doerr
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Anthony Doerr has done it again. I already loved "All The Light We Cannot See" but "Cloud Cuckoo Land" is even better. The writing is as lyrical and descriptive and beautiful without being so purple it takes you out of the story. Doerr is an exceptional storyteller and I took my sweet time reading it, because I didn't want it to end.
It takes us from times long past and almost forgotten into a possible, bleak kind of future. There is a clear warning in these pages of what we leave behind for those who come after us.
It is also the story of a girl and a boy that are born into less than fortunate circumstances, who manage to find their way in life despite everything that is thrown into their path.
In present day it shows us a man who finds some sort of redemption when he thought his life didn't account to much and a teenager who is sourrounded by people that want to push him into a mold in which he just won't fit.
It takes us from times long past and almost forgotten into a possible, bleak kind of future. There is a clear warning in these pages of what we leave behind for those who come after us.
It is also the story of a girl and a boy that are born into less than fortunate circumstances, who manage to find their way in life despite everything that is thrown into their path.
In present day it shows us a man who finds some sort of redemption when he thought his life didn't account to much and a teenager who is sourrounded by people that want to push him into a mold in which he just won't fit.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Blood, War