The Cloud Atlas, (Paperback)

from librarymary09

Very good, although I did think I was reading the book that had been made into a movie. But no, that was THE Cloud Atlas. Not "Cloud Atlas."

from Donna828

Set against the majestic backdrop of Alaska, this absorbing book is spiritual and mythical at the same time. A priest and an Alaskan native shaman who are longtime friends/adversaries, tell their long-held secrets as one lays dying. Father Louis Belk reveals the fascinating story of balloon warfa...

from mysterymax

Father Louis Belk is sitting at the bedside of an old friend, Ronnie, who is a shaman. The doctors feel Ronnie is in a coma, but Ronnie has told Louis that he is 'traveling' and that Louis must keep talking to him so that he can 'find his way home'. So Louis tells his story. He lied about his ag...

from kalobo

A reviewer trying to describe this novel used the analogy of Russian nesting dolls and I think that's apt. There are several stories here, each told with surprisingly distinct voices, building through time to the future, then receding back to each story in a long, gradual coda. It's done well, bu...

from stubbyfingers

I really enjoyed this book. Mainly set during the Japanese bombing of Alaska during World War II, it gives us a glimpse into a time that we don't hear much about. This is mostly told as a story from an old Catholic priest to dying old Yup'ik Eskimo shaman. The main characters lies about his age t...