Cloud Cuckoo Land

Jackie.Davidson shared a tip "Hard to read what I expect to be my favorite book of the year in January! An enchanting story, woven around a lost/recovered Greek tale, its set in the 1500s in Constantinople, in the 2000s in Idaho, and in space in the future. Highly recommend!"

emily_calkins shared a tip "I had mixed feelings! It was really compelling and I enjoyed reading it, but the ending fell pretty flat for me. I’m looking forward to talking to more people who’ve read it! I hope your library bought lots of copies."

merry_4015 shared a tip "Wow! What a book…about books. Six separate stories, both future and past weave together in the end. Very imaginative and beautifully written. I thoroughly enjoyed it!"

fifer_loftus shared a tip "I loved this book, the intertwining narratives and timelines along with the beautiful prose and fully fleshed characters made this a favorite."

becky_stewart_1879 shared a tip "Loved it!! The way everything tied together was so well done. I had to put down for a few days because of one section but it was a personal reason. The writing from all the perspectives was wonderful. Highly recommend reading."

sydro.se shared a tip "A beautiful collection of intertwining stories which tell of the beauty of being human. I loved this book, and it was so beautifully told. I love the creation and development of the actual cloud cuckoo land story, and how it connected the lives of the characters."

madison_peregoy shared a tip "At first these stories of characters in Constantinople, rural modern Idaho, and a galaxy-traversing starship are seemingly unrelated. But they are all connected by an Ancient Greecian folktale that unravels throughout the book, with its meaning up for interpretation. Where the characters align is in their determinations to salvage it, and how a story can both extend and immortalize time. As the story says, if we don't preserve these stories and pieces of humanity, then "what is it all for?""

krista_q shared a tip "Right now I’m reading “the girls in he stilt house” and loving it, it reminds me a bid of crawdads sing, then have to get to “wrong place wrong time” which is our book club choice for this month"

gohar-e-sadaf_qures shared a tip "Too many parallel plots, it was hard to keep track of all the hodge podge. The author attempted to present all characters bound by a common thread but unfortunately the book fails to make the connection easily for readers"

dezi_cruz_4929 shared a tip "A beautiful novel that shows how stories can connect us across time and space. And the power of a story to inspire us, carry us through or affect change."

finewineandevilspirits shared a tip "This is different but familiar. Three different stories in one. If your arms get tired holding heavy books, get the eBook for this one 🤣"

shirin_christoffers shared a tip "I liked this but it was very complicated and it’s not for everyone. I had to get through it a couple times to understand what was going on and even so I am left with some questions."

christa_ryckbost shared a tip "I loved this book and was constantly sad to leave one story line for the next, each story line bringing me back into it in a consuming way. I plan to read it again at some point to better appreciate each character’s development alongside Aetheon’s tale. I’ve seen some complaints that it’s too complicated - but I recommend you push through, I feel like it’s worth it!"

jordan_smith_7494 shared a tip "Wild, historical fiction, sci-fi, multiple stories in multiple periods of time weaving together perfectly. A story about the importance of stories. Hello stranger, open this to find out what’s amazing"

julie_sullivan_4896 shared a tip "Can’t stop thinking about this book. There are several stories weaved together. At first I was lost trying to see how they related. I want to read it again to see what I missed the first time."