Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Konstance, Anna, Omeir, Zeno, and Seymour. Five seperate stories connected by a common thread.

What I liked

1. Each of the independent story lines were interesting and often left me with anticipation when the next chapter started with someone new
2. Each main character felt like a different person
3. Some parts of the conclusion I saw coming, but other bits were very much a suprise
4. The chaos of the beginning of the book resolved well; like many seemingly tangled threads forming into a braid

Things I didn't like

1. The chaos of the beginning of the book. I almost stopped reading this book because it felt a bit too experimental
2. There was no appendix at the end of the book that contained the full Diogenes story
3. The book wasn't as thought provoking for me as my last read

Overall impression

I actually thought the book was quite good, which was a suprise to me given the rough start (for me). I would recommend it to anyone looking for an interesting book.