Cloud AtlasModern · Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Cloud Atlas
2004 · 509 pages · Fiction
60
Modern
★ 4.01 on Goodreads · 277K ratings
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2004). On the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.01★ from 277K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Critics69 out of 100 · counts 35%+27
- Readers57 out of 100 · counts 50%+33
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Where it ranks
- #24 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
- #25 of the 161 fantasy books we rank
- #91 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #255 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2004)
- Nebula Award finalist (2004)
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Adventurous, Dark
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