Many thanks to Anthony Doerr, Scribner, and Net Galley for providing me with an advance copy of this astonishing, beautiful novel. I don’t think I have adequate words to express how moved I was by this story — the lush, wonderful language, the intricately woven plot, the expertly rendered characters! This is sure to be one of the best novels of the year, and I am so grateful to have read an early copy. Everyone needs to put this on their to -read list. What an extraordinary book!

A beautiful, inventive story about 5 seemingly random people across 3 vastly different time periods who are all connected by a long-lost and long-forgotten Greek tale. It took quite some time for me to get into the story, and there were certainly some characters I enjoyed reading about more than others, but I ultimately found this to be a masterful, unique story that I highly recommend.

This book is another triumph and gift from Mr. Doerr. And totally different from his Pulitzer Win. I loved every page of this provocative and emersive book. Bravo, And what a way to weave what ends up to be the coolest environmental novel....while mixing in Greek. Owls and everything in-between.

This is a great big epic monster of a book, but in the end it's telling a very simple, small story. It spans centuries but really focuses on a few hours in a library. I wish I had read this as a physical book, because I felt like turning the last page and closing the book needed more of a gesture.

This book probably won't be for everyone, but what book is? Those who are grabbed early will remain held, reading longer than they planned, and they'll be swept up in the stories. This book is unlike any I've ever read, and I'm sure I'll read it again when it's officially released.

I was torn between staying up all night to finish and making the book last. I would have been happy to read another 600 pages about these characters.
Every part of the three skeins in Cloud Cuckoo Land was different and gripping and totally believable. As different as Ottoman Europe, the Korean War and outer space are, each was vivid.
I cannot wait to read Doerr next book. As much as I loved the last, this was even better. There’s no telling how wonderful the next will be.
So many writers have one great idea and never match it that it’s a real pleasure to find someone going on to even better books.