5/22/2023 0 Comments Cloud atlas novel![]() ![]() In the first half of the book, the narratives tend to end at particularly interesting cliffhangers, or even in one case in the middle of a sentence. If that seems confusing, don’t worry: Cloud Atlas is anything but. And then we get a second section of all but the Sloosha story, told in reverse order (i.e. They are: The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing Letters from Zedelghem Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish An Orison of Sonmi-451 and Sloosha’s Crossin’ An’ Ev’rythin’ After. ![]() The six narratives are told, initially, in chronological order. ![]() But I wouldn’t call this science fiction. Each of the six narratives are set in different times and places, spanning from the 19th century to the distant future. What we have here is a series of eleven novella length sections, covering six different narratives. ![]() The first interesting thing about Cloud Atlas is its structure. To say I was impressed and enthralled by the first 200 pages of this book would be an understatement. After reading Mitchell’s more recent Black Swan Green, I was eager to seek out his earlier books, and Cloud Atlas didn’t disappoint. I could scarcely have been more enthusiastic about David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas upon picking it up, nor can I remember being so enthusiastic about a newly discovered author. ![]()
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