Review of Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An ambitious, well-written work. My first thought of this book after finishing it was its overwhelming positivity. It’s rare that a book dealing with such complex issues as race, power and human nature can leave one feeling positive at the end. Although this is a mammoth achievement, reached in quite an unorthodox way, at the same moment, this is the book’s downfall. The philosophy guiding this book feels saccharine. Therefore, even though...
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