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Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
5.0

I've been sitting here trying to think of smart things to say about David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas. It's not that I can't think of things to say, but it's that I can't narrow it down to one pithy comment that sums up exactly what I want to communicate. Instead, I'll say, Cloud Atlas is:

  • Dreamy

  • Layered

  • Complex

  • Interconnected

  • Creative

  • Risky

  • Beautiful

  • Sad

  • Hopeful

  • Constructive postmodern

  • Introspective

  • Adventure

  • Science Fiction

  • Literary

  • Mystery

  • Genre crossing

  • Futurist

  • Smart


That works better then a blurb. It's a messy novel and deserves a messy description. And yes, I mean that in the best way possible. If Cloud Atlas is all of these things, then what is Cloud Atlas?

Read the rest of the review on my blog.