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A review by fatheraki
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
4.5*
An intriguing book exploring six different characters, six different souls nestled into one another.
Rounding down to 4 instead of rounding up to 5 because of the Sloosha chapter - I get what David Mitchell was trying to do with it, and it felt like the climax of the book (as after all it was the only storyline mentioned in just one chapter, so it had to be the summit) but I couldn’t follow the action very well.
Other than that, I was impressed by the versatility of the writing. Thoroughly impressed by the stories as well - Frobisher and Luisa’s stories felt more interesting, while Timothy and Ewing’s were more a reflection of these characters. Sonmi, I enjoyed especially.
Overall rather innovative and creative writing. This book explores themes of slavery, of oppression, and it does so well, through depictions of colonialism, depression, and a futuristic dystopia so disturbing and so rooted in reality that it makes your hairs stand on end.
Generally, a book that makes you think. I was, at the very least, encouraged to look reviews and blogs up and read through them to see what others think about this book.
An intriguing book exploring six different characters, six different souls nestled into one another.
Rounding down to 4 instead of rounding up to 5 because of the Sloosha chapter - I get what David Mitchell was trying to do with it, and it felt like the climax of the book (as after all it was the only storyline mentioned in just one chapter, so it had to be the summit) but I couldn’t follow the action very well.
Other than that, I was impressed by the versatility of the writing. Thoroughly impressed by the stories as well - Frobisher and Luisa’s stories felt more interesting, while Timothy and Ewing’s were more a reflection of these characters. Sonmi, I enjoyed especially.
Overall rather innovative and creative writing. This book explores themes of slavery, of oppression, and it does so well, through depictions of colonialism, depression, and a futuristic dystopia so disturbing and so rooted in reality that it makes your hairs stand on end.
Generally, a book that makes you think. I was, at the very least, encouraged to look reviews and blogs up and read through them to see what others think about this book.