The protagonist of Cloud Cuckoo Land- this story within a story- is Aethon. Second- here is the basic plot of the book and a cast of characters to help you keep it in order.Ĭloud Cuckoo Land is the name of a humorous (I think…) story of “A man transformed into a donkey, then a fish, then a crow, journeying across earth, ocean, and stars to find a land without suffering, only to choose to return home in the end.” You’re going to want a physical copy that you can flip back easily. I worried it would be impossible to keep track of everything.įirst of all… don’t read an ebook. There is the thread of an old manuscript in bits and pieces here and there. There are several characters in different places and different time periods. It also feels pretty disjointed to begin with. The book has over 600 pages- though with all the title pages and empty pages it’s not quite that long. My commitment to finish the book wavered once I began reading. All I could think of was Jack Nicholson and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. I loved Anthony Doerr’s book All the Light We Cannot See.īut I have to be honest… the title of this book didn’t really intrigue me. A way for the memory to stay fixed after the soul has traveled on.” “A book is a resting place for the memories of people who have lived before.
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