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codyisreadingshhh 's review for:
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
This book was daunting to start. I knew it weaved six different stories together, each building on the last like a genre-blending matryoshka doll. Essentially each story progresses halfway through when it's interrupted by the next story, building to the apex of the book set in a post-apocalyptic Hawaii, at which point the stories are revisited in reverse chronological order.
All I can say is David Mitchell is a genius storyteller. By the end of the book I felt like I had completed a great journey with each character and even though it was satisfying to finish, I almost didn't want the story to end. There were certain stories I enjoyed less than others (mostly Timothy Cavendish's yarn), but I think that was largely due to the narrative style. My hope is that everyone gets to experience this book. It definitely won't win everyone over, but for those who love getting lost in a novel, this is the book for you. The novel takes you from the mid 19th-century Pacific, to pre-war Belgium, to 1970's California, on to present day Britain, off to a dystopian futuristic Korea, and finally landing in Hawaii, after "the Fall."
Not only did each story resonate with me, but the format and structure really stuck with me days after I finished it. Mitchell has won me over as a fan and I'm convinced that he will be able to write any novel he wants to. The final sentence floored me and this book deserves every ounce of praise it receives.
All I can say is David Mitchell is a genius storyteller. By the end of the book I felt like I had completed a great journey with each character and even though it was satisfying to finish, I almost didn't want the story to end. There were certain stories I enjoyed less than others (mostly Timothy Cavendish's yarn), but I think that was largely due to the narrative style. My hope is that everyone gets to experience this book. It definitely won't win everyone over, but for those who love getting lost in a novel, this is the book for you. The novel takes you from the mid 19th-century Pacific, to pre-war Belgium, to 1970's California, on to present day Britain, off to a dystopian futuristic Korea, and finally landing in Hawaii, after "the Fall."
Not only did each story resonate with me, but the format and structure really stuck with me days after I finished it. Mitchell has won me over as a fan and I'm convinced that he will be able to write any novel he wants to. The final sentence floored me and this book deserves every ounce of praise it receives.