Cloud Atlas
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Cloud Atlas

by David Mitchell

2004•Science fiction•537 pages

Taste attributes: science fictiondramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeAn original science-fiction novel that is heightened, stirring and expansive. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

From David Mitchell, the Booker Prize nominee, award-winning writer and one of the featured authors in Granta’s “Best of Young British Novelists 2003” issue, comes his highly anticipated third novel, a work of mind-bending imagination and scope.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionDramaHistoricalSocial commentaryComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Fate and fatalismReincarnationFantasyFantasy fictionImaginary VoyagesScience fictionHistorical fiction

Details

Author
David Mitchell
Published
2004
Pages
537
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