"Cloud Atlas is a novel that explores science, developes characters and transcends time to become a masterpiece. There are a number of different storytellers and stories that make up a whole, but each is intertwined with the others in a unique way, creating a Russian doll effect. There are six narratives, and six main characters that fill this novel's pages. They are pulled together because each story overlaps with another.They are also tied together because of several features that appear in almost every story, such as a character with a comet shaped birthmark, boats and the 'Cloud Atlas' sextet by Frobisher, which itself is written for six instruments which overlap each other"
Tanya said
Cloud Atlas is not an easy read. It is a big, clever book with complicated structure. Rather than a novel it is a collection of six stories which are broken up in the first half and finished in the second. I was rather bewildered when the first story finished mid sentence.The stories are put together in order 12345654321, and in the end they all connect to make a fantastic unusual novel. To do the book justice one should read it second or even third time. I really enjoyed this extraordinary book.
Cloud Atlas is not an easy read. It is a big, clever book with complicated structure. Rather than a novel it is a collection of six stories which are broken up in the first half and finished in the second. I was rather bewildered when the first story finished mid sentence.
ReplyDeleteThe stories are put together in order 12345654321, and in the end they all connect to make a fantastic unusual novel. To do the book justice one should read it second or even third time. I really enjoyed this extraordinary book.
Tanya of Friday Book Club