Rather difficult to get to grips with. Connections between six almost totally dissimilar threads were confusing at first but when one had got used to the format, the quality of the writing and the challenging plot structures made it well worth persisting. Highly recommended.

I really enjoyed this. I think his bone clocks is a more assured performance, but this earlier novel is a great read as well as an uncomfortably prophetic tale

I thought this was a rare and truly magical book, weaving six essentially separate short stories (and in doing so, six entirely distinct genres) into one novel.The characters were striking and well developed, and I enjoyed the attention given to the different eras in which each story was set. The use of language to distinguish between these eras was particularly creative.I would recommend this book to anyone, David Mitchell is extremely talented and above all, I just couldn't put it down.

I found this story so engrossing and could not put it down, his characters were so entertaining and each tale took you on a journey of discovery, so differant from the usual books I reads, loved it.

This is honest to god the best book I've ever read. I can't count how many people I've recommended this book to over the years, as it manages to hit every genre and hold every character within its world sprawling plot. The concept of the butterfly effect has always fascinated me, and David Mitchell's imagination seems to be ceaseless when it comes to the potential ripples one person can create. My favourite story in the book is Robert Frobisher's 'Letters from Zedelghem' as this epistolary relationship between him and Rufus Sixsmith pulls on every string holding my heart together. One of the best, and truest, modern classics.