I finished a book that was 600+ pages and I am so proud. Also it was 1000000% worth the commitment!
The vibe
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The review
☁️CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by @anthonydoerrwriter ☁️
Zeno is a war veteran living in Idaho translating a Greek text — the story of Aethon — when a group of five children surprise him with their interest in making the story into a play. The library group gets to work on the production with no clue how huge an impact this story has and will have on both the past and the future. 500 years prior, Anna, a 13-year-old girl in Constantinople risks it all to learn how to read before a journey that takes her to Omeir, a village boy with a face defect that constantly seems to risk his life. The third timeline of the story takes place in the future on a spaceship hopefully on the path to a new world — since the original one was ruined. Onboard, Konstance begins questioning the ship she was born on and the world it left behind.
This is an incredibly unique book and, while there is nothing at all like it, I did find some familiar themes in it that I really enjoyed. The hardest part for me was just how long it was. But, despite the length and the could-be-confusing triple timeline setting, I don’t feel like I really got lost in the plot or the characters. We really only get a handful of main characters and a handful of secondary ones. The details of each story are so beautiful, if you want a book that will truly transport you and immerse you in a world, look no further than this one! I never was bored and absolutely loved how the book ends.
Thank you to Scribner, Netgalley, and LibroFM for the review copies.
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Read if.. you live sci-fi movies and enjoyed Greenwood by Michael Christie and/or Recursion by Blake Crouch (idk but there’s a similar vibe ok just trust me?)
TW: there is a big story line with a bomb threat/active shooter
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