You've never read a book that starts with a mid-19th-century journey by boat through the South Pacific, travels to a high-tech Korea hundreds of years in the future, and somehow makes it back to where it started. Written by David Mitchell and published in 2004 to incredible acclaim, including the Man Booker prize shortlist ( source), Cloud Atlas follows six different narrators on an epic journey that spans centuries. This book is a multi-ethnic buffet that spans countries, time periods, and genres, everything from mystery and suspense to science fiction and back again, crossing over everything in between. When you want the same kind of sampler platter on your bookshelf, that's where Cloud Atlascomes in. Why be stuck with just seafood, or Chinese food, or hamburgers and hot dog when you really want a little taste of it all? No cutting in line at the Mongolian Grill, please. It can be warm and nourishing like a home-cooked meal, or sugary and exhilarating like washing down some dark-chocolate Raisinettes with an ice-cold glass of Pepsi.īut sometimes, you want a little bit of everything. There's a reason people say they "devour" books or are "hungry" for a good read.
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