Impressive literary fireworks don't make up for a disappointing failure to connect the novel's several stories: ultimately unsatisfying.
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monnowman rated The Righteous Mind: 5 stars
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the …
monnowman rated David Mitchell: 4 stars
monnowman rated The Cryptoterrestrials: 3 stars
monnowman rated A Universe from Nothing: 3 stars
monnowman rated 100 Carols For Choirs: 4 stars
monnowman rated Oxford Choral Classics: 4 stars
monnowman rated Moonwalking with Einstein: 3 stars
monnowman rated The monarchy: 4 stars
Christopher Hitchens: The monarchy (1990, Chatto & Windus)
The monarchy by Christopher Hitchens (Chatto counterblasts -- no.10)
monnowman rated Floyd on fire: 3 stars
monnowman rated Caribbean Cookbook Authentic Recipes Unusual: 4 stars
monnowman rated Two Fat Ladies Ride Again: 3 stars
monnowman rated Jamies Great Britain: 4 stars
monnowman rated Tuesdays with Morrie: 2 stars
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, …
monnowman reviewed Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
A stunning, innovative Matyroshka doll of six nested narratives, which start in the 19th century …
Review of 'CLOUD ATLAS.' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Impressive literary fireworks don't make up for a disappointing failure to connect the novel's several stories: ultimately unsatisfying.