Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell

529 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
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Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies... A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer bagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan's California; a vanity p...

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 27,445 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 77%

reflective: 61%

challenging: 54%

mysterious: 52%

emotional: 31%

dark: 25%

inspiring: 24%

hopeful: 23%

tense: 19%

funny: 17%

sad: 14%

informative: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
58% of readers chose A mix
27% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

42% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

88% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

41% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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