Matt K reviewed Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Review of 'Cloud Atlas' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This was good. Not mind-bendingly great - and I'm sad it wasn't better. It is still a good book. I like stories within stories, I like strange connections through time. I didn't pick up on strong enough connections throughout the stories. I guess I'll see the movie, which should be a bit more condensed and might make the connections clearer.
Things which are good about this book:
A new style for every story. Mitchell switches well between voices and they all read very well.
Great cliffhangers at the end of each first chapter.
Not so lovely:
* Terrible resolutions. The last half of this book could have been really explosive, but I felt each story wrapped up in very small ways.