captainhotbun's review against another edition
5.0
I love how David Mitchell ties together people's stories and lives in the most unexpected ways. It was really fun to notice names from his other books. Not only the characters in this book but from his worlds are connected and it is very cool.
dannynguyen's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
“The human world is made of stories, not people. The people the stories use to tell themselves are not to be blamed.”
“We all think we're in control of our own lives, but really they're pre-ghostwritten by forces around us.”
“We all think we're in control of our own lives, but really they're pre-ghostwritten by forces around us.”
kurwaczytaj's review against another edition
4.0
Hybatelé se dost podobají Atlasu mraků tím, že se jednotlivé příběhy nenásilně prolínají. V jedné povídce se na chvilku mihne hrdina z jiné povídky nebo je nějakou postavou zmíněn. Ale když bych chtěl obě knihy srovnávat, tak Hybatelé vedou minimálně o jednu koňskou délku.
Z důvodů mých preferencí se mi víc líbily povídky na začátku knihy, zejména ta o tom pánovi ze sekty ǒm Šinrikjó a nejméně asi ta povídka o té nepřevtělené duši.
Rozdílem mezi Atlasem a Hybateli je v tom, že se jednotlivé povídky odehrávají víceméně ve stejný čas, kdežto v Atlasu, s odehrávají v různých časových rovinách.
Z důvodů mých preferencí se mi víc líbily povídky na začátku knihy, zejména ta o tom pánovi ze sekty ǒm Šinrikjó a nejméně asi ta povídka o té nepřevtělené duši.
Rozdílem mezi Atlasem a Hybateli je v tom, že se jednotlivé povídky odehrávají víceméně ve stejný čas, kdežto v Atlasu, s odehrávají v různých časových rovinách.
amethyst_hearts_books's review against another edition
1.0
I can't finish this book. I got to chapter 5 and had to stop, it's just so boring to me.
kdhanda's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this debut book by Mitchell. If one found Bone Clocks to be too long or Cloud Atlas to be too tedious, this collection of nine stories will be sure to please. Though the stories are said to be interlinked, the linkage is tangential and rather subtle. As ever, Mitchell's talent lies in the prose and the variation amongst the nine tales. Definitely recommend this one.
story_scrapper's review against another edition
I'm a simple creature and sadly, this guy's writing style is just not for me :')
susanlawson's review
4.0
A wide-ranging but interrelated group of stories about characters across the globe, highlighting how we are all connected and share the same home and often the same fate. Events take place on the Tokyo Underground (similar to the real-life sarin gas attack), at a tea shack on a Holy Mountain throughout recent Chinese history, in Hong Kong, Mongolia, Petersburg, London and Ireland, where a scientist returns to her simple family life, only to be pursued by the might of her American employers, for whom she has developed a device, now being used, against her will as a weapon of mass destruction. Nuclear War is averted by the scientist when she is forced to continue work on the weapon but causes the launcher to be blocked. A complex but, surprisingly, very readable novel.
staceysfeast's review against another edition
4.0
This is a shitty book to read during a pandemic.
4.5 stars
4.5 stars
paxx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0