The Bone Clocks and other novels by David Mitchell Read Along

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Hooked, I loved the bone clocks straight from the start! So if you're not liking it maybe it's just not your taste. I guess perserve for a bit though and we!

I'm reading Ghostwritten and really enjoying it. The first section

I've read about 5 or 6 parts now and just love his writing style. The Tokyo part is SO Murakami though - lonely guy, jazz...

I'm currently in "Mongolia"

I haven't read the whole thread in case there are hidden spoilers but I'm reading the bone clocks at the moment, its the first book of his that I have read.

Not sure what to think so far, I'm near the start, I assume that it is worth carrying on?

Perfectly timed thread, just finished the first chapter/section/not sure what to call it.
Love Cloud Atlas and Jakob de Zoet and have Ghostwritten and Number 9dream lined up.

Another connection, Mo the physicist (Cloud Atlas) appears towards the end of Bone Clocks. I'm almost finished after a marathon read last night and today (holiday!). Already disappointed that I'm running out of story.

I recently read the bone clocks and really liked it. Parts of it have stuck with me. I loved David Mitchell's writing style and definitely want to read more. Just downloaded ghost written.

Checking in- I'm 50% through Bone Clocks. Loving it. I've read all DM books except number9dream and I'm thinking of going back to Cloud Atlas as I read it when it first came out. I too am in love with David Mitchell!

I think I must count DM as my favourite author, so very excited to join this thread!

My favourite is definitely 1000 Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, but I really loved cloud Atlas too. Bone Clocks and Ghost written still great books though, but just not as much depth for me.

I still need to read Black Swan Green and Number9dream.

I will be very interested to see what you all think of the various sections of Bone Clocks.

Duchess - my heart sank while I was reading the first chapter too, as I thought it was going to be some dreadful scifi thing. But then when I realised that all the chapters were different stories, I started to get into it. It's much much better than I would have expected it to be for a first novel - each story is entertaining in its own right and then there are all these little links between them, as with Cloud Atlas (though Cloud Atlas is richer and more complex).

Cooroo - yes, I think there are a few characters that reappear in the different novels, and you're right about the composer's daughter being a link between Black Swan Green and Cloud Atlas. The trouble is I leave it so long between the books that I can't remember who is in what.

Checking in too - just love seeing what other Mitchell fans have to say. And feeling hurt because people nominated Cloud Atlas under 'books to avoid'. Connections: it's been a while but I think the older woman he meets in Black Swan Green was in Cloud Atlas (the composer's daughter?). The books all stand alone, but the little links are there.

Checking in, hope to read bone clocks on holiday v soon!

I've just started Ghostwritten. I'm 11% in and enjoying it. I also have The Bone Clocks on my Kindle but decided to read Ghostwritten first, as it is the first book he wrote.

Just finished ghostwritten - it's brilliant.

Saw Ghostwritten on the kindle summer sale, and amazon informed I'd already purchased it

Need to start reading my kindle collection, clearly. So will probably tick that one off too this summer.

I'm reading the Bone Clocks now and really enjoying it. Also loved Black Swan Green and Cloud Atlas.

I have not read Ghostwritten, but just ordered - thank you.

I have started Number9Dream twice and not got into it, though.

Ghostwritten is one of my favourite books, hope you all enjoy it too, especially at a bargain price!

I think the only one I haven't read yet is Black Swan Green; I will be v interested to see what others think of Bone Clocks.

I read Bone Clocks earlier this year, and I'm currently reading Cloud Atlas. It is my second attempt at the latter and finding it isn't gripping me, hope it rallies as it goes on. Most say it is his best so I am hopeful.

I enjoyed Bone Clocks and would say to those contemplating it that despite its size it is a fast read.

I loved all his books but especially Cloud Atlas. I also think he is writer you need to read in book format as you need to be able to jump back to check things.

Some overlaps here.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bone_Clocks

I'm sure there are more. There is a character called Louisa Rey who is in Cloud Atlas and I'm sure is mentioned in Ghostwritten. The character is a reference to Thornton Wilder 's The Bridge of San Luis Rey which shares the same themes of serendipity and unknowning /unrecognised connections which Mitchell uses in his novels.

Marking my place. I've read both Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks this year. I loved and hated parts of Cloud Atlas in equal measure. I think I marginally preferred The Bone Clocks but that may be because I read it first. Off to look for Ghostwritten on Kindle.