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What is a soul and what do we make of its journeys across hosts and time? Do human souls subscribe to a larger collective fate and identity? Or are they singular, retaining memories or marks that they carry from body to body?
Cloud Atlas is a collection of six short stories taking place across a few centuries and first told in chronological order with seemingly only a few superficial commonalities. And then, at its apex, the narrative folds back on itself, and the stories are revisited again in ...more
Cloud Atlas is a collection of six short stories taking place across a few centuries and first told in chronological order with seemingly only a few superficial commonalities. And then, at its apex, the narrative folds back on itself, and the stories are revisited again in ...more
Da habe ich wohl schon im Februar mein Highlight 2016 gelesen. Ich wüsste nicht, was dieses Buch so schnell übertreffen könnte.
Ich will jetzt unbedingt noch mehr von David Mitchell lesen und die Verfilmung von Cloud Atlas nochmal sehen!
Ich will jetzt unbedingt noch mehr von David Mitchell lesen und die Verfilmung von Cloud Atlas nochmal sehen!
It took me about 250 pages to get into this book, but about half way through it, something changed (in the book or my reading experience, I'm not sure which) and I couldn't stop reading. I even went back to reread the first section immediately after finishing the book. I may even reread the whole book. It's challenging, no doubt. But also one of the more interesting and thought-provoking novels I've read in a while.
It's clearly a novel for a very patient reader and a lover of literary puzzles. ...more
Well written fiction and well tied together. The author's use of language across the varied cultures added a lot to the story. Enjoyable, and likely memorable - will look forward to seeing if it sticks to the brain across time.
Wish I'd read it BEFORE seeing the movie though as there is so much more to the book. ...more
Wish I'd read it BEFORE seeing the movie though as there is so much more to the book. ...more
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