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How should Mitchell's books be read? In publishing order?
Jim I read Cloud Atlas first, The Bone Clocks second, and Ghostwritten third.

There are some continuities between books, in character names, settings, and…moreI read Cloud Atlas first, The Bone Clocks second, and Ghostwritten third.

There are some continuities between books, in character names, settings, and (most obviously) his style in structuring the stories, but I didn't feel like reading them out of chronological order impacted my enjoyment.(less)
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