Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell – Dystopian Books Review
David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas offers a rollercoaster ride and takes you to different worlds. It describes each tale in a different time with a unique ending. The first story in the novel starts in the Chatham Islands in the middle 19th century. It revolves around Adam Ewing, an American lawyer from San Francisco. Ewing eagerly awaits repairs to his ship to join the California Gold Rush. The second story starts in Zedelghem where Robert Frobisher a poor musician attempt to tell a tale in the form of love letters and send them to his lover Rufus Sixsmith.
The third story is a thrilling novel performed in the fictional land of Buenas Yerbas and starts with Luisa Rey, who is a Journalist and meets Rufus Sixsmith in an elevator. The fourth story offers a humorous approach set in Britain. Timothy Cavendish, a 65-year-old vanity press publisher run away from the brothers of one his gangster clients. Their book experiences an increase in sales after a murder took place of a book critic.
The fifth story illustrates the Korea futuristic state. The narrative is in an interview form between Sonmi 451 and an ‘’archivist’’ who records the tale after her detention. The sixth story a central version of the series of narratives Zachry, an old man, tells the tale of his youth and uses a future English dialect. He lives in a post-apocalyptic society in the Hawaiian Island.
Final Say on the Dystopian Novel Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell classically interwove the stories and offers six tales melded together and formulated into one excellent piece of fiction to interest the reader. The author tells the stories intelligently, and the narrative offers a puzzle for all the fiction lovers. The imaginative detail permits the book to present a great work of fiction. The book Cloud Atlas displays an exceptional storyline and plot that made me give the book an 8 out of 10 ratings.
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The book describes two main characters in The Wanting Seed. The first one is Tristam Foxe, who is a history teacher. Second is Beatrice-Joanna, who is the wife of Tristam and a homemaker. The couple recently experienced an incident that led to the death of their son. The first part of the novel discusses overpopulation. They show the need for re-use of resources that became scarce. Living conditions appeared tight. In this environment, it encourages homosexuality to control overpopulation and they encourage people to self-sterilize.
Tristam encounters a major conflict with his brother, Derek. He pretends he is homosexual to receive support from his employer. Beatrice-Joanna gets involved in an affair with Derek, and unfortunately, she becomes illegally pregnant. The paternity of her twins remains uncertain after she had sex with both Derek and Tristam within 24 hours. They arrest Tristam after they caught him involved in a protest.
Tristam is in jail, and societal changes happen. Religion becomes important, and people take part in fertility rituals and practice cannibalism in England. Beatrice runs away and lives in the countryside with her sister- and brother-in-law. She gave birth to twin sons and the population police take her and her babies to the city. Tristam escapes the cell with the help of a friend and tries to rejoin his wife.
The third part of the novel starts with Tristam moving to an unknown location to take part in an unknown war in Ireland. He finds out that the war is unreal and only a means of population control. Tristam escapes the event and finds a new job. Beatrice lives with Derek and implies that they are his sons. She names her twin boys as Derek and Tristam.
Final Say on Dystopian Fiction Novel The Wanting Seed
This novel offers an excellent depiction of the dystopian society who will fight for food and resources. The novel receives my rating of 7.5 out of 10 because of the excellent storyline it presents. Would I re-read this novel? No. Am I glad I read it? Yes.
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