Did you read all 600+ pages of Bone Clocks?

[Whyisthekitteninsane]

And if so, what did you think? I liked the beginning with Holly so much and it promised such a big world and story. Then it was all bogged down in Baghdad and competitive bitchy writers getting drunk. I felt he had sandwiched two books together and when it came back round to Holly in the last third of the book, she might as well have been anyone, all character lost.

I agree, he is brilliant.

The six stories in Cloud Atlas are intricately connected in many ways. There is a thread on here where I went into some length about this.

I really enjoyed Bone Clocks, and I thought it hung together as a whole really well due to the immortals' conflict threading through it. Now about half way through Cloud Atlas and finding it very hard going, to be honest, because the links between the separate stories seem very tenuous at the moment. I'm hoping its going to start coming together soon, but as of now I much prefer Bone Clocks.

I really disliked the first few chapters - found it hard to get into. However, I grew to really like - reminded me a bit of cloud atlas. Bit bonkers in parts.