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Cloud Atlas
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Hmm... Must have read this before I got on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. It wowed me...after I figured out what was going on. Now that the movie is out and making waves, it's a good thing I have read it, because this is just the kind of movie I would waste the whole two hours and whatever not getting.
I was just trying to figure out when I read it--certainly not when it first came out...ah! have located in 1/08 "holiday letter," revealing that I read it in 2007.
I was just trying to figure out when I read it--certainly not when it first came out...ah! have located in 1/08 "holiday letter," revealing that I read it in 2007.
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July 1, 2007
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September 23, 2012
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Nov 28, 2016 01:04PM
I was glad I read it before the movie, too. It would have been a difficult film to follow with all the jumping it did in time. I was surprised it worked as well as it did for as random as the structure seemed (in contrast to Mitchell's very ordered telling of the six stories).
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I never saw the movie, Steve. I guess I was talked out of it by the poor reviews. What did you think?
I think the most common knock against it was the fragmented structure. But for those who have read the book, I don't think the movie was ever confusing. In fact, you might view its more thematic lumping of scenes to be a clever alternative way of telling the various stories. I ended up liking it more than I thought I would.
Thanks. It sounds like a nice one to watch at home.
