A review by shubbard116
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

3.0

3.5 stars—- my feelings changed for this book as I moved throughout. The first 50% I was confused out of my mind and honestly considered just giving up a few times. The next 20% I finally gained understanding, but got bored in the weeds of details. The last 30% I loved and tore through. I seem to feel this way with Doeer’s books. It is clear he is a brilliant author, but my brain struggles to understand his style. There was so much density in the storyline, and oh boy did I struggle with five POVs, with two characters also having two different timelines. But I loved the idea of how the one fable drew the characters together, and how the power of storytelling and books was the central theme. I think I need to have a better functioning mind though to fully appreciate Doeer. ;)