A review by katreads2022
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This book is extremely comforting and mystical, somewhat mirroring the wonder of children’s books- a quality affirmed by the reoccurring theme of the vitality of storytelling. It’s endlessly engaging and entertaining, despite some flat storylines; I personally found Omeir and Anna’s POVs to be overdrawn and disappointingly dry in the context of one of the most fascinating periods of history. Just like the titular Cloud Cuckoo Land, the book is a whimsical epic- even if its various storylines and folios are connected by a single thread.