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kathspad 's review for:
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
What a read! So, this book took me a while to get into it. At the start, the 6 different stories left me feeling like I hadn’t really had a chance to properly get into one story before it was cut short. Especially with the first 2 sections as, although well written, I felt confused as to what was going on and not yet attached to the characters.
HOWEVER the middle stories really hooked me (sucker for some dystopian/android stories!) and as I started to feel the connections, which felt primarily to be of the souls to me, I became more attached to all the storylines and characters. I also loved the inclusion of Frobisher’s musical sextet as a mirror for the book.
I zoomed through the second half of all the stories and was excited to see where all the characters would end up.
Although it took a minute to get into, I really enjoyed how Mitchell broke down any standard structure of fictional writing and completely made it it’s own, and because of that it’s really left a mark on my heart.
HOWEVER the middle stories really hooked me (sucker for some dystopian/android stories!) and as I started to feel the connections, which felt primarily to be of the souls to me, I became more attached to all the storylines and characters. I also loved the inclusion of Frobisher’s musical sextet as a mirror for the book.
I zoomed through the second half of all the stories and was excited to see where all the characters would end up.
Although it took a minute to get into, I really enjoyed how Mitchell broke down any standard structure of fictional writing and completely made it it’s own, and because of that it’s really left a mark on my heart.