Title: interesting but ultimately senseless
Review: I strongly agree with the above reviewer who discovered to his / her dismay that the numerous character's and stories in Cloud Atlas, while intrigueing and often amusing . . . do not ultimately have much of a purpose other than showing off a "revolutionary" new style of writing a novel. Although I enjoyed some of the stories and found the writing entertaining, I reached a point of saturation early on, and had to force myself to read further.
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