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Wow!
I've been putting off writing a review for this book as I really can't find the words. One word sums it up best for me...Wow!
I have to confess that this ... READ MORE
Best book I've ever read
LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT
Mitchell has an amazing ability to change his style of prose with each character shift and make you truly bel... READ MORE
A glorious swirl of ideas
Like Cloud Atlas and Ghostwritten before it, The Bone Clocks sees Mitchell weaving a dense and kaleidoscopic novel out of disparate stories, tones and genr... READ MORE
Superb!
I'd already massively enjoyed Cloud Atlas but The Bone Clocks cements David Mitchell as one of my favourite modern authors.
He creates intricate, compelli... READ MORE
A clever and rewarding read
Some time ago I picked up David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas and, to my slight shame, it is still on the ‘to-read’ pile teetering by my bedside. And moving down ... READ MORE
Great entertainment from planet Mitchell
With David Mitchell, you never just get one story, you get a firework of ideas, genre-crossing narratives, different styles and a complex plot.
This story,... READ MORE
Synopsis
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014
Run away, one drowsy summer's afternoon, with Holly Sykes: wayward teenager, broken-hearted rebel and unwitting pawn in a titanic, hidden conflict.
Over six decades, the consequences of a moment's impulse unfold, drawing an ordinary woman into a world far beyond her imagining. And as life in the near future turns perilous, the pledge she made to a stranger may become the key to her family's survival . . .
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9780340921623
- Number of pages: 640
- Dimensions: 198 x 135 x 42 mm
- Weight: 444g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allFull of Sound and Fury...
'The Bone Clocks' it should be said immediately, is a long novel. This should not, however, put you off since it is also a page-turner. I devoured the book... READ MORE
New classic
Am a huge fan of Cloud Atlas and was worried it wouldn't be as impressive but I should have known better, a real modern classic and one that keeps you abso... READ MORE
Well I can safely say I was wholly disappointed with this book. Given all the good things I've heard about Mitchell's writing and ability to tell great ch... READ MORE
Rather Dissapointing
I found this book a very odd collection of stories that seemed forced together by the strangest of plot lines. The seperate sections were engrossing at tim... READ MORE
Underwhelmed
As a fan of cloud atlas I was really excited about reading this book, but it was frankly an utter disappointment.
The first 100 pages of the book, don't g... READ MORE
Confused
Honestly, I had great expectations about this book.
It turned out being slow going, not very clear on its content and relatively difficult language.
It's n... READ MORE
Best book I have read for a long time.
I was sent my copy by Waterstones to review before it was published because I had won a competition. Well lets just say I received it on the 30th of August... READ MORE
5 stars if you like SFF
The life story of Holly Sykes, who hears voices she calls "the Radio People” and, aged 14, runs away from home in a teenage strop. She doesn’t know it, but... READ MORE
Un-put-downable!
I was really excited to receive this book as I love the other books I have read by David Mitchell, and started it immediately. Like Cloud Atas, the story f... READ MORE
A thrilling journey through time, place and person
Courtesy of my friendly postman, the package containing this book landed on my doorstep just over a week ago. As I held it in my hands, my first thought wa... READ MORE
Not very good.
Mitchell has written a couple of really good novels, but this attempt to unite and connect his oeuvre with some sci-fi ret-conning is surprisingly pedestri... READ MORE
The Bone Clocks David Mitchell An exhilarating read.
If I were asked to shelve this book in a library I would find it very difficult to categorise. It ranges across genres combining elements of: a realist li... READ MORE
Brilliant
Absolutely loved it. Great depth and awesome story.
Dreadful
Was recommended this book as a "time shift novel" or a "space dimensional shift" concept
Was looking forward to a good holiday read.. knocked off the firs... READ MORE
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