Cloud Atlas in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Dec 12, 2012 Christine H rated it it was ok

I can recognize the skill and care that went into crafting six different styles of narrative, but I wasn't drawn in by the stories very much. The Sonmi tale was the most engaging, but it was a bit silly and concluded with something akin to "it was all a dream," which I always find annoying. Don't get me invested in a character and a story, then invalidate the whole story at the end!

The rest of the stories I just couldn't generate much interest in, and the central tale's use of phonetic dialect w ...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, literary-fiction

I loved it! I read a good chunk during spring break, and my only regret is that as I was finishing up the book, I was super-busy and only had the chance to read 5 pages a night. I really recommend reading this when you can devote some time to it. At first I wasn't sure about what I was reading, but I heard great things, so I kept chugging along. It got a little bit interesting around page 30 and then by page 100, I was completely hooked. Yes, it starts slow and it's difficult to read in the begi ...more

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Sep 06, 2012 Tara marked it as to-read

Shelves: peaked-my-interest, nook-e-books, to-reread-in-near-future

I am having a difficult time getting into this book. I wanted to read this before the movie came out but am now reconsidering. It's not really grabbing my attention and I'm finding it difficult to remain interested. I just started chapter 2 (as of 09/10/12) and I am going to take a break for a bit and come back to it.

As of 10/02/12 I'm still on chapter 2 and I'm still having difficulties getting into this book. I'll have to put it back on the To Read/To Reread shelf and return to it someday. I'v ...more

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Oct 07, 2013 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, literature, fantasy, dystopian, movie-tie-in, twist, science

I don't know man, either you'll love this book or you'll hate it so much because of its pretentiousness. Luckily I still find myself to like this book, even though it took me ages to finish it. The range of the stories are so vast with many interesting characters, invisible dots that connecting them. You know there is connection but what is it??? Even after finishing this book I still think about it.

My favorite part is the story of Robert Frobisher (young talented but desperate musician), setti ...more

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