No, probably not another book by David Mitchell. The narrators were good though. I was impressed with the variety of language that Mitchell was able to use, but I was not a fan of his style of writing and the story wasn't really for me either.

I was hoping for a bit more on the idea that all of the characters were connected in some way. I felt that this part was lacking. I don't really know how to explain it. I think I was hoping for more of a sci-fi view of things, but I this seemed to be more of a drama.

All narrators were good. They made it easy to determine which character you were listening to and I think they added to the the way I interpreted each character.

No, I probably would have chosen another book.

I'm a little puzzled by people who think this book is a "difficult" read. The only section that I found somewhat challenging was the post-apocalyptic era story, where the narrator uses a pigdin dialect of English. I soon got used to it, though.

Literary fiction is not my usual cup of tea because I find that rather than tell an engrossing story, the writers spend too much time on elegant prose. But this is a marvelous example of gorgeous prose married with superb storytelling. There's drama, adventure, romance, tragedy--even moments when it's laugh-out-loud funny.

I loved the characters, I loved the subtle and overt ways that the six sections connected to each other. I loved how the power storytelling itself is a recurring theme, as each subsequent character experiences the story of the previous one in some form--a journal, letters, musical composition, a novel, a movie, etc,

The performances are top-rate. It just doesn't get better than this when it comes to audiobooks.

thoughtful, exciting, interesting.

While the beginning was a little slow, each story picks up and the second half of the books is absolutely amazing.

The 6th story takes place in a post apocalypse and is as interesting as it is thought out.

Definately a challenging read - especially at first. Is the first audio book I've ever listened to where I think it would be easier to read in print. If the premise (or the movie) look interesting to you, stick with it for a while - it is very challenging at first but improves as you move through the different stories.

I'm not sure. When I started listening to it, I thought it would be something that I could follow. It was a miss mash, and I didn't know what was going on, I thought WTF! Then thought I must listen to the rest to see what is going on, just when I thought I knew, I found that I didn't! I don't know who could follow the plot? I sure couldn't.

Connect the stories so that it made sense

I liked a couple of the chapters, that's when I thought I knew what was going on, and then found out that I didn't

Many, many, many friends, readers, reviewers, media outlets told me I would like this book. I did not. It took two attempts to get going on this work, years apart, as the first one was aborted for the reasons that one places a book down when one is 25% through it. You are bored with it. Something better comes in front of your eyes and you want to read that instead or whatever. Nonetheless people kept telling me to read it, or read David Mitchell. So I thought I would try it again. I am not sad that i did. Nor is this one of those cases where i would like the twenty some odd hours that i spent listening to it back. Rather, I would just like to present a dissenting voice to those that have been recommended to read/listen to this book.

First off let me say that Mitchell is a writer of intelligence and with significant literary gifts. That said, I feel like this book, while being well written, intricately structured and novel in its form, is, nonetheless devoid of what it is i enjoy most about literature. By the end of the book i just felt cheated. Cheated, because Mitchell can write, but chose to beat me over the head with a blunt tool, instead of using the other end of it to carve out a rich world that had depth to it. There are 6 narratives in this book that are only superficially connected. I say superficially as the way in which DM binds them is ultimately meaningless, so that what one is left with 6 independent novellas. Some are better than others, but for the most part they are all well written; some are even enjoyable. Mitchell spans aeons, styles, genres, in each of these independent novellas. But the books weakness is it's inability to tie these disparate facets together in way that is meaningful and not just literary slight of hand.

I loved the voices. They brought the book to live. The narrators were excellent.

The story of Adam Ewing made me want to sail the seas in the 1850s. The boat comes alive, with his description of his voyage across the Pacific.

Zachary in the narration of the Hawaii of the future. I could just about hear the thundering of the hooves as the Kona warriors' horses rode by.

I felt like I was in the story.

This is the only audible book I have ever listened to twice. It was that good!

I'm sorry but I don't get it. I'm in the middle of my second listen to this book thinking maybe I just missed some critical juncture in the stories, but so far I still haven't found it .
The narrators are wonderful as usual for those in this book. But the wonderful narration only makes the not getting it worse. Will not be recommending this one...

This novel is comprised of five very distinct stories all incorporating the theme, as Dr. Goose put it, "the weak are meat and the strong eat." The stories are wedding cake tiered upon each other meaning 4 of the stories are split into 2 parts with only the 5th, top tier, being told from beginning to end. Readers beware that the first story ends in the middle of a sentence so that you'll think something is wrong with the recording. None of the other stories do that.

Two of the stories are voiced with English accents, which I found a liitle disconcerting for the first several minutes, but I soon became accustomed. Actually, I was compelled to pay attention to the conversation (mostly first person narrative) due shearly to the fact that David Mitchell is so witty, humorous, and cleaver, I didn't want to miss anything.

I've never heard anything like the top tier story told from a Pacific Islander point of view. The Pidgen English of this narrative was also a little disconcerting at first, but after awhile I found myself marveling at the amazing vocabulary the author put together to pull this off. It must have taken an enormous amount of time and research.

I picked this book due to the good reviews and I'll pass it forward, though not for anyone looking for a light read.

I just finished listening and all I can say is this is so worth the time. It starts a bit slow but just gets better and better with every character and story added. Tremendous!