Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

“At once audacious, dazzling, pretentious and infuriating, Mitchell’s third novel weaves history, science, suspense, humor and pathos through six separate but loosely related narratives. “

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Covering such heavy topics as consumerism, cloning, materialism and reincarnation doesn’t make for light bedtime reading, but it does make for an interesting story — especially when it is comprised of six seperate characters, each from a different place and point in time. Though they don’t know each other their decisions are able to influence the future of the others. Complicated, yes, but worth a read, and great for bookclub discussions.