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“I know why those librarians read the old stories to you. Because if it’s told well enough, for as long as the story lasts, you get to slip the trap.”

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

June 10, 2023 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

This book has been spoken about with great reverence by many people in my circle, calling it life-changing, and inspiring, a read that sticks with you. One person I know is on their second reading of this big book, and if that’s not a strong endorsement, to pick it up, I don’t know what is! I checked it out once before and returned it unread, feeling daunted by the length. But it came back around again on my holds, so I decided to dig in. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Anthony Doerr, cloud cuckoo land

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Anthony Doerr, cloud cuckoo land ·
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“Stranger, Whoever you are, Open this to learn what will amaze you”

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthoy Doerr

July 26, 2021 by jomidi Leave a Comment

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr is an epic story.  My ARC copy was over 600 pages long.  Doerr, who won the Pulitzer Price for All The Light We Cannot See, has woven together the stories of five people in three different times, connected with a sixth story, the ancient Greek story of Cloud Cuckoo Land. In modern day Idaho we have Zeno,  an old man, orphaned at a young age, who was changed by his experience as a POW during the Korean War.   Along with […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, History Tagged With: Anthony Doerr, Anthoy Doerr, book group, cloud cuckoo land, Fiction

jomidi's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, History · Tags: Anthony Doerr, Anthoy Doerr, book group, cloud cuckoo land, Fiction ·
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