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Any Excuse For A Story (Or Six)
Oct. 8th, 2005 10:16 pm28 Sep 2005
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell - Sceptre, 2004
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I thought that this was by far the most potentially interesting of the Booker nominees for 2004, so needless to say it didn't win. Which is a shame, for this book's unusual and daring construction is worth a prize in itself - it's nice to see someone daring to play original games with a novel's structure, and if the overall effect isn't entirely successful, it's not for want of trying.
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Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell - Sceptre, 2004
* * * *
I thought that this was by far the most potentially interesting of the Booker nominees for 2004, so needless to say it didn't win. Which is a shame, for this book's unusual and daring construction is worth a prize in itself - it's nice to see someone daring to play original games with a novel's structure, and if the overall effect isn't entirely successful, it's not for want of trying.
( Read more... )