Cloud Atlas --- worth the price?

wyndslash · 02-01-2012, 07:23 PM

So I kind of want to read the book before the movie comes out this year, but the inner cheapo in me is balking at the $11.99 kindle price (while the paperback is $10, but i don't have the space). so for those who've read this, is it worth the price and is it really good?

i prefer a good drama now and then, but not too much sadness.

tecweston · 02-01-2012, 07:45 PM

I bought it on a recommendation about six years ago and couldn't get past the second or third story. It's very boring.

elemenoP · 02-01-2012, 09:29 PM

I don't know if you have access to a library with ebooks, but our library has Cloud Atlas in both Kindle and epub formats.

eP

wyndslash · 02-01-2012, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

I don't know if you have access to a library with ebooks, but our library has Cloud Atlas in both Kindle and epub formats.

eP

sadly no, but i'm a member of the singapore library. i'll pop in and see if they have it

thanks for the reminder

replica145 · 02-03-2012, 10:30 PM

Phenomenal book. It takes a lot of work to stay with it but once you get deep in it's really amazing. Each section is written in a different style and the more dense sections come first (and last, as the book turns inside out) so I can see why people give up on it. If you feel like putting some work in I would say it's definitely worth the price.

His other books are equally wonderful as well.

Redcard · 02-04-2012, 01:12 AM

I absolutely LOVED Cloud Atlas.

wyndslash · 02-04-2012, 08:05 AM

wow, guess i'll have to give it a try now

apbschmitz · 02-13-2012, 06:25 PM

I'm just piling on, but Cloud Atlas is great, as is Ghostwritten and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Thousand Autumns, to my mind, was the book that took 50 or 60 pages before it got going. But they all pay off in the end.

replica145 · 02-14-2012, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apbschmitz

I'm just piling on, but Cloud Atlas is great, as is Ghostwritten and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Thousand Autumns, to my mind, was the book that took 50 or 60 pages before it got going. But they all pay off in the end.

Dog pile! I agree Ghostwritten is amazing as well; it's sort of a thematic cousin to Cloud Atlas. Thousand Autumns turned out to be my favorite of his works. Everything he's written is a marvel really.

crich70 · 02-15-2012, 11:59 AM

Price must be relative. Here in the U.S. a hard cover of the book is priced at $64.00 so if I wanted a copy $11.00 would be cheap.

elemenoP · 02-16-2012, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Price must be relative. Here in the U.S. a hard cover of the book is priced at $64.00 so if I wanted a copy $11.00 would be cheap.

But the paperback is $10.20 on Amazon and the Kindle edition is higher at $11.99. It's unfair to compare the hardcover, which is out of print and now collectible.

eP

jbcohen · 02-21-2012, 02:57 PM

At that price I simply will not pay that price no matter how good or bad it is. $10.50 and $12 is too high for anything - in my humble oppinion.

DianNC · 02-21-2012, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyndslash

...balking at the $11.99 kindle price...

What I don't get is the book is 8 years old, but seems to be priced at a new, best-seller rate. I'm still new to how ebooks are priced, but many times I'll check amazon.com for a title that's been recommended here, only to find it was published a decade or more ago and the ebook pricing is right up there with a newly published book from a best-seller list.

Of course, I totally get brand-new best sellers commanding top price and I'll happily pay it if it's something I really want to read. Like you, though, I find myself balking at $12 for an 8-year old book. I'll probably check out the DTB version from the library.

02-01-2012, 07:23 PM	#1
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	Cloud Atlas --- worth the price? So I kind of want to read the book before the movie comes out this year, but the inner cheapo in me is balking at the $11.99 kindle price (while the paperback is $10, but i don't have the space). so for those who've read this, is it worth the price and is it really good? i prefer a good drama now and then, but not too much sadness.

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02-01-2012, 07:45 PM	#2
tecweston Comic book artist Posts: 553 Karma: 1760679 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Detroit Device: Nook Glowlight, iPad, iPhone	I bought it on a recommendation about six years ago and couldn't get past the second or third story. It's very boring.

02-01-2012, 09:29 PM	#3
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I don't know if you have access to a library with ebooks, but our library has Cloud Atlas in both Kindle and epub formats. eP

02-03-2012, 10:30 PM	#5
replica145 Bake 'Em Away Toys Posts: 210 Karma: 1271856 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dirty Jersey Device: Kindle PW (Books) & iPad 3 (Comics)	Phenomenal book. It takes a lot of work to stay with it but once you get deep in it's really amazing. Each section is written in a different style and the more dense sections come first (and last, as the book turns inside out) so I can see why people give up on it. If you feel like putting some work in I would say it's definitely worth the price. His other books are equally wonderful as well.

02-04-2012, 01:12 AM	#6
Redcard Addict Posts: 235 Karma: 1202269 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Kindle	I absolutely LOVED Cloud Atlas.

02-04-2012, 08:05 AM	#7
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	wow, guess i'll have to give it a try now

02-13-2012, 06:25 PM	#8
apbschmitz Lord of Frogtown Posts: 149 Karma: 1154748 Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Paul MN Device: Kindle	I'm just piling on, but Cloud Atlas is great, as is Ghostwritten and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Thousand Autumns, to my mind, was the book that took 50 or 60 pages before it got going. But they all pay off in the end.

02-15-2012, 11:59 AM	#10
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Price must be relative. Here in the U.S. a hard cover of the book is priced at $64.00 so if I wanted a copy $11.00 would be cheap.

02-21-2012, 02:57 PM	#12
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,029 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	At that price I simply will not pay that price no matter how good or bad it is. $10.50 and $12 is too high for anything - in my humble oppinion.

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