Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Cloud Atlas by David MitchellCloud Atlas is the third novel by British author David Mitchell. Published in 2004, the fantastical speculative fiction book consists of six interconnected nested stories that take the reader from the remote South Pacific in the nineteenth century to the island of Hawai'i in a distant post apocalyptic future. The author has said that the book is about reincarnation and the universality of human nature, and the title references a changing landscape

Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart

chaos monkey

with extraordinary answers covering all aspects of human existence - from happiness to money

The book's main thesis is that of a dichotomy between two modes of thought: "System 1" is fast

deeply empathizing with the characters

this playful mock biography of a chameleon-like historical figure is both a wry commentary on gender and

Her boyfriend was murdered in cold blood and the modus operandi resembles that of India's most notorious serial killer of the 1990s: the Cellotape Killer

and spirituality into powerful abilities

and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked

nourish yourself with simple

addressing the present and future of a world that is changing dramatically

in general terms