Cloud Atlas - A genre-bending book we can't stop thinking about!
David Mitchell's masterpiece twists genres, transforming historical fiction into science fiction (and mind-bendingly back around again).
Hugonauts: The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time · Cody Troyer, Brent Gaisford
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Show Notes
With six interconnected stories (in a narrative style that broke all kinds of new ground), it's hard not to find at least a few characters you love. And even for those you don't personally love, the voices are unforgettable - it's wild that all these characters with such distinct personalities were created by a single person.
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As always, no spoilers until the end when we get into the full plot explanation and discussion.
Similar books we recommend:
- Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
This episode is sponsored by #1.1 by Allen Dean Maiora
If you want to jump around, here are the timestamps for the episode:
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:10 Book setup
- 2:17 Our review 4.5/5
- 3:56 The unique structure
- 7:08 The incredible voices
- 10:44 Power and subjugation
- 12:58 Our favorites of the stories
- 23:17 Sponsor - #1.1 by Allen Dean Maiora
- 23:40 Similar books we recommend
- 26:06 Spoilers section - book summary
- 34:18 Spoilers section - discussion