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Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

Start date: October 18, 2021

Finish date: October 18, 2021

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Jan 08, 2022 Royce rated it really liked it

Yes, Mr. Doerr meanders, and the story took a bit to unfold, but wow what a fun read this was! At the heart of this story is his love letter to books, librarians, and libraries. Reading books engages the mind in a way that transports you to different time periods, as well as different locations. One story transcends time and place. I think that was Anthony Doerr’s intention in his latest, magical novel.

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Oct 23, 2021 Megan rated it it was amazing

This is a novel for the ages - truly one of the best books I've read this year, if not ever in my lifetime. Doerr deftly weaves the power of stories and storytelling as the link between generations and the human experience - with a backdrop of socio, political and environmental crises and issues that plague mankind then, now and to come. Through it all, it is the power of words and tales that inspire and motivate us, and the comfort and pull of home - whatever that may look like or be - that is ...more

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Jan 12, 2022 Jen added it

DNF. This was a skip-the-line loan from the library and when my time was up and I was halfway through this book, I realized I didn’t care about any of the characters enough to renew the book (and wait however long for it). Also, I’ve had it with violent white men’s origin stories.

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Aug 14, 2023 Mary rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

How can you write a 570 pages long book that the reader doesn’t want to end? If he wrote another 500 pages about the continuation of the story, I’d be happier still! One of the best books I read.

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