Cloud Atlas (Movie Tie-in Edition) : A Novel (Paperback)

from TadAD

There was a big hoopla about this novel when it came out and, as I often do when that happens, I put it aside to read when things had quieted down. Sometimes those volumes fall through the cracks but, I'm quite happy to say, this one didn't. This may not be the best book I read this year, but it ...

from jorgearanda

This book absolutely blew me out. It's not just that the six stories in the novel, each with its own narrative style and voice, are all compelling in their own right. It's not just realizing that they weave in mysterious ways, forming a whole much greater than its parts. And it's not just that th...

from -Cee-

One of the most extraordinary and creative books I have ever read! I had much difficulty getting through the first third of this book but was richly rewarded for my perseverance - many thanks to the strength of encouragement from my LT friends. As soon as I started "getting it" I knew I needed to...

from lenoreva

This is a challenging and rewarding book that is ambitious and yet not pretentious. I loved the unique structure (a nod to Italo Calvino perhaps) and the way the author mastered all those different genres. The only part I could do without was "Sloosha's Crossing" but still, this book near perfect...

from clfisha

It's a hugely ambitious book: Mitchell takes multiple short tales that span centuries and genres, then packs them together like Russian dolls and on top of all that, tenuously links them. It is almost like watching a man juggling 7 flaming chainsaws whilst blind-folded and standing on one leg, it...