Cloud Atlas is a well-read novel first in print version and then got even more audience when the audiobook got released. The book is a literature genre fiction and loved mainly for the storytelling of David Mitchell, the author of the novel. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and The Bone Clocks are other two super cool novels from David Mitchell that you should think about listening.
The narration of this novel is done by a team of talented narrators which includes Scott Brick, Kim Mai Guest, Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Heyborne, Richard Matthews and John Lee. A few of the legends in this list can be spotted especially Scott Brick and it was obvious for the performances to be good which they actually were.
David Mitchell is a big name in the writers’ fraternity and he also earned a nominee in the Booker Prize. The story in this book is about a reluctant man who was crossing the Pacific Ocean in 1850. He was actually a journalist in California.
Then there was a young Pacific Islander with the name of Zachry who witnessed the nightfall of civilization and science. The author in this captivating novel succeeded in erasing the boundaries of genre, language and the much needed time for a meditation on humanity. The canvas of the story spans deep down into the corridor of history and how the destinies of the people change in small or big manner. You will definitely have an awesome time listening to this outstanding audio book.
The Cloud Atlas novel earned an Audie Award nominee in 2005 in literature fiction category. The novel is an almost irresistible masterpiece.
