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Hugonauts: The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time — Cloud Atlas - A genre-bending book we can't stop thinking about!
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Cloud Atlas - A genre-bending book we can't stop thinking about!

Hugonauts: The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time · 86

With six interconnected stories (in a narrative style that broke all kinds of new ground), it's hard not to find at least a few characters you love. And even for those you don't personally love, the voices are unforgettable - it's wild that all these characters with such distinct personalities were created by a single…

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“Cloud Atlas was, most likely, in structure at least, based on "If On A Winter's Night A Traveller" by Italo Calvino. Not Science Fiction but a mind-bending, beautifully written book.”

— @JonGame · YouTube comment

“your camera zooms in and out in a shuddering sort of way, very annoying. But great book, I have a whole list of books like it if you'd like any suggestions.”

— @MDBowron · YouTube comment

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