A review by iszys
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow I loved this book so much. It's definitely one of my favorites now. It didn't feel like a chore to read any of the 620 pages. The chapters were short, making it really easy to fly through. Sometimes I felt that I wanted to spend more time with the characters, but the continuous stopping and starting had me on the edge of my seat and made me want to keep reading. It's sci-fi, it's historical fiction, it's a Greek comedy, it's an environmentalist tale, it's a novel about the human desire to tell and preserve stories, and it's a book with a lot of bird imagery. What's not to love?
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