Exquisitely Bizarre Cuckoo

Anthony Doerr’s new novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land, reads like an academic literary suspense novel. If that sounds like an oxymoron, then you might get an idea of Doerr’s imagination and his exquisite command of language, including ancient Greek. Cloud Cuckoo Land is “about” apocalypse, mental illness, love, history, war, science, and more. Perhaps one way to describe this befuddling book is to compare it with Midnight Library. Both pay homage to libraries and librarians past … Continue reading →