Kemper's review of Cloud Atlas > Likes and Comments
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You went 5 - agreed! But I am going to see the movie.
Stephanie wrote: "You went 5 - agreed! But I am going to see the movie."
Oh, I will too. But even if it sucks, I'm glad it got made because it ended up motivating me to read this.
Dan wrote: "I'm convinced unless Katrina Lumsden writes a review saying it sucks."
Ha! You cannot go against The Katrina.
Read this book for the exact same reasons you did and was equally surprised. Mitchell nailed each genre as if he were a genre writer his whole life. I especially enjoyed the tale of timothy cavendish. hilarious and horrifying!
Terry wrote: "Welcome to Team Mitchell Kemp! :)"
Thanks. Any recommendations for what I should try by him next?
Nicholas wrote: "Read this book for the exact same reasons you did and was equally surprised. Mitchell nailed each genre as if he were a genre writer his whole life. I especially enjoyed the tale of timothy cavendi..."
Yeah, it was. It reminded me of Martin Amis's Money in a way.
Kemper wrote: "Terry wrote: "Welcome to Team Mitchell Kemp! :)"
Thanks. Any recommendations for what I should try by him next?"
Hmm Ghostwritten is great, but in many ways seems like a first try at what he does in CA, so to get a different flavour you might want to try number9dream.
Thanks for the excellent review. I have it on my Kindle. Movies do tend to lack so much of the detail, charm and richness of a book. And this one may not make sense as a movie.
Kemper wrote: "How about The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet?"
Haven't read that one yet, but it's on my short list.
Carol wrote: "Thanks for the excellent review. I have it on my Kindle. Movies do tend to lack so much of the detail, charm and richness of a book. And this one may not make sense as a movie."
I think that it would be too easy for a film adaptation to usurp the "connected souls" part of the book and run with it, as it can be used for tear-jerking, which would be a shame because I think that was probably a minor theme in the novel compared to all the other stuff: human slavery and captivity, rise & fall of civilization due to human's quest for power, etc.
Ok I'm going to take a stab at this. Based off your reviews in the past that were spot on and your Avatar is archer, I think it's worth the risk.
Tim wrote: "Ok I'm going to take a stab at this. Based off your reviews in the past that were spot on and your Avatar is archer, I think it's worth the risk."
I hope you like it but I advise you to read the disclaimer on my profile page.
Trudi wrote: "That's an avatar? You mean this isn't you, Kemper?"
Me and Archer are virtually interchangeable.
Great review, as always! You convinced me to give this title a try in the new year. I just have too many books waiting their turn. Then as I am trying to fall asleep-hubby tells me about an article about libraries having to fight bedbug infestations of their collections. Oh my poor books!!!!
Thank you, Kemper, for such an awesome review. I can't wait to read the book. Just don't have the funds to get it just yet and my local library has a long wait list. Thanks again.
Noran wrote: "Great review, as always! You convinced me to give this title a try in the new year. I just have too many books waiting their turn. Then as I am trying to fall asleep-hubby tells me about an arti..."
Mount To-Read has become unclimbable for me too.
Corey wrote: "Thank you, Kemper, for such an awesome review. I can't wait to read the book. Just don't have the funds to get it just yet and my local library has a long wait list. Thanks again."
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Stephanie wrote: "You went 5 - agreed! But I am going to see the movie."Oh, I will too. But even if it sucks, I'm glad it got made because it ended up motivating me to read this.
Dan wrote: "I'm convinced unless Katrina Lumsden writes a review saying it sucks."Ha! You cannot go against The Katrina.
Read this book for the exact same reasons you did and was equally surprised. Mitchell nailed each genre as if he were a genre writer his whole life. I especially enjoyed the tale of timothy cavendish. hilarious and horrifying!
Terry wrote: "Welcome to Team Mitchell Kemp! :)"Thanks. Any recommendations for what I should try by him next?
Nicholas wrote: "Read this book for the exact same reasons you did and was equally surprised. Mitchell nailed each genre as if he were a genre writer his whole life. I especially enjoyed the tale of timothy cavendi..."Yeah, it was. It reminded me of Martin Amis's Money in a way.
Kemper wrote: "Terry wrote: "Welcome to Team Mitchell Kemp! :)"Thanks. Any recommendations for what I should try by him next?"
Hmm Ghostwritten is great, but in many ways seems like a first try at what he does in CA, so to get a different flavour you might want to try number9dream.
Thanks for the excellent review. I have it on my Kindle. Movies do tend to lack so much of the detail, charm and richness of a book. And this one may not make sense as a movie.
Kemper wrote: "How about The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet?"Haven't read that one yet, but it's on my short list.
Carol wrote: "Thanks for the excellent review. I have it on my Kindle. Movies do tend to lack so much of the detail, charm and richness of a book. And this one may not make sense as a movie."I think that it would be too easy for a film adaptation to usurp the "connected souls" part of the book and run with it, as it can be used for tear-jerking, which would be a shame because I think that was probably a minor theme in the novel compared to all the other stuff: human slavery and captivity, rise & fall of civilization due to human's quest for power, etc.
Ok I'm going to take a stab at this. Based off your reviews in the past that were spot on and your Avatar is archer, I think it's worth the risk.
Tim wrote: "Ok I'm going to take a stab at this. Based off your reviews in the past that were spot on and your Avatar is archer, I think it's worth the risk."I hope you like it but I advise you to read the disclaimer on my profile page.
Trudi wrote: "That's an avatar? You mean this isn't you, Kemper?"Me and Archer are virtually interchangeable.
Great review, as always! You convinced me to give this title a try in the new year. I just have too many books waiting their turn. Then as I am trying to fall asleep-hubby tells me about an article about libraries having to fight bedbug infestations of their collections. Oh my poor books!!!!
Thank you, Kemper, for such an awesome review. I can't wait to read the book. Just don't have the funds to get it just yet and my local library has a long wait list. Thanks again.
Noran wrote: "Great review, as always! You convinced me to give this title a try in the new year. I just have too many books waiting their turn. Then as I am trying to fall asleep-hubby tells me about an arti..."Mount To-Read has become unclimbable for me too.
Corey wrote: "Thank you, Kemper, for such an awesome review. I can't wait to read the book. Just don't have the funds to get it just yet and my local library has a long wait list. Thanks again."Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
