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I have just finished reading David Mitchell's

Cloud Atlas (2004)

Mitchell is the author of Black Swan Green which I read earlier this year.

In this book there are six novellas which interconnect. The first half of each novella is read in turn with the central story all of a piece in the center.

We then read the second half of each story in turn down the other side.

This structure matches a musical piece that is involved in some of the stories.

Each novella is a particular genré; a travel journal, a set of letters between two lovers, a crime thriller, a science fiction piece and so on.

The themes are universal.

It seems tricky to tell about but it is not tricky in the reading. It is fun and very satisfying.

I enjoyed it a great deal.

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