LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Based on some descriptions I've come across...it sounds extraordinarily boring. I'm impressed that you made it 70 pages.
I've started reading again during my vacation (I've nearly got three months so I have to fill it with something lol). I've finished Cloud Atlas which was great. Especially Frobisher's letters. I think I only started reading it because I saw a few enthusiastic djerdap posts about it on here so thanks for that.
And now I'm reading Murakami's 1Q84. I just started book two. I'm a big fan of Murakami so it's no surprise I'm really enjoying this so far. It even made me listen to some classical music for the first time in my life.
I've started reading again during my vacation (I've nearly got three months so I have to fill it with something lol). I've finished Cloud Atlas which was great. Especially Frobisher's letters. I think I only started reading it because I saw a few enthusiastic djerdap posts about it on here so thanks for that.
I'll combine these two authors by mentioning that I'm currently reading David Mitchell's second novel, number9dream, which is so much in the style of Murakami that I keep forgetting it's not one of the Japanese master's works.
It's an uncanny impression.
More importantly, Mitchell has a new book coming out in the fall that seems to share some similarities with Cloud Atlas but with a different twist.
I may be more excited about this novel's release than any music or movie due before the end of the year:
David Mitchell: a storyteller of infinite richness | Observer profile | From the Observer | The Observer
Laz, you'll be pleased to know that I finally for real for real finished Cloud Atlas. Adam's story was never my favorite, but it did book end everything quite nicely and that last line really rang out beautifully, not just for his story, but the book as a whole.
Care to rank/comment on the other plot lines?
In the book, my favorites were Sloosha's Crossin' and Sonmi-451, but in the film I think the Frobisher scenes were the most powerful.