tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post8115781670629084073..comments2024-03-14T11:08:57.248+02:00Comments on The Reading Armchair: Review: Cloud Atlas by David MitchellKonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-86379851264660560722020-11-25T10:56:20.923+02:002020-11-25T10:56:20.923+02:00Thank you so much! I'm a bit embarrassed by th...Thank you so much! I'm a bit embarrassed by these reviews - they were my first attempts in blogging, but I'm glad you are enjoying it. <br />Cloud Atlas is my favourive David Mitchell novel (and probably my favourite book in general), even though Number9Dream follows pretty closely.Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-5448492487395366082020-08-17T03:46:48.915+03:002020-08-17T03:46:48.915+03:00Am just happy to bump into a fellow David Mitchell...Am just happy to bump into a fellow David Mitchell fan, and as you can see am stalking your blog haha! This is one of my favorites - followed closely by The Thousand Autumns....Vipula Guptahttps://shadesofwords.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-78756270429630901072015-06-17T12:48:46.892+03:002015-06-17T12:48:46.892+03:00I'm really glad that you liked it. It's a ...I'm really glad that you liked it. It's a demanding book and a lot of people may find it slow and confusing, but the end is rewarding. <br /><br />The reincarnation was what made it for me so thrilling. Those people who were apart so many centuries were connected and each ones' actions reached the other. I couldn't imagine a better execution for this idea. The second time I read the book I loved it even more from the first one. Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-25183390206239942642015-06-16T21:25:30.348+03:002015-06-16T21:25:30.348+03:00I completely missed the whole reincarnation thing....I completely missed the whole reincarnation thing. I noticed the birthmark, obviously, but somehow didn't see that angle of it at all. And I've even read The Bone Clocks! I definitely think there is an element of criticising the way humanity constantly strives for endless power and progress and how this affects society, but reincarnation is definitely a major theme as well, now that you pointed it out.<br /><br />Anyway, it's definitely one of my favourite books of all time. It's also one of the few books that I really didn't want to end. It was such an incredible journey and such a unique experience and I wish it could have continued (even though I'm sure that's what Mitchell was implying with Sloosha's Crossing, there are a tonne of parallels between it and the story of the Moriori in the Ewing part), at least it ended in style. That's my literary way of saying the ending was absolutely awesome. When I was in a bookshop yesterday with my friends I re-read that last paragraph and got chills. So amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-35871966286360947512015-02-11T14:51:08.630+02:002015-02-11T14:51:08.630+02:00I couldn't agree more with you. The cases when...I couldn't agree more with you. The cases when a film is equally nice to the book are so rare!Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-26472047299577218002015-02-10T12:47:35.796+02:002015-02-10T12:47:35.796+02:00Thank you for your positive comment! You should re...Thank you for your positive comment! You should read the book first, because if you only watch the film in the end you will want to read it anyway!Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-33388759388881654632015-02-10T05:27:30.292+02:002015-02-10T05:27:30.292+02:00I've been wanting to read this!! I've hear...I've been wanting to read this!! I've heard amazing things about the movie, too, but I haven't watched it because I want to read the book first! Awesome review!<br /><br />Pearl @ <a href="http://www.asteriskpearl.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">AsteriskPearl's Book Blog</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959053585494348765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-56750929888503863162015-02-09T22:44:57.404+02:002015-02-09T22:44:57.404+02:00I have to say, I am a bigger fan of books than mov...I have to say, I am a bigger fan of books than movies. However the rendition of the movie was beautiful. Great post! erica grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351461221791393172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-49096107212705289342015-02-09T19:50:27.561+02:002015-02-09T19:50:27.561+02:00The film was great too, although it was really eas...The film was great too, although it was really easy to get lost between the stories. Konnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650740689826904595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749963558058074095.post-23649161730445083422015-02-09T19:46:41.306+02:002015-02-09T19:46:41.306+02:00A new classic indeed, beautiful story and a great ...A new classic indeed, beautiful story and a great film adaptation..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953667736056236013noreply@blogger.com