4.5
“Sometimes the things we think are lost are only hidden, waiting to be rediscovered.”
Something about this book was so comforting. Every character is so well-developed and I feel so deeply for them. Zeno’s heart, Konstance’s curiosity, Seymour’s passion, Anna’s strength, and Omeir’s empathy are strung together by Doerr so effortlessly. To create a world as a love letter to literature and language, to encapsulate the way books simultaneously die too young and are immortal, and to depict the way stories are both unique and special to different people for different reasons and remain purposeful and constant no matter who or where you are, is a gift. This book is intense from the very first page and is full of twists and turns, both expected and unexpected— it’s not for the faint of heart. But, in every page, Doerr reminds me why I want to spend the rest of my life in a library—despite the risks—through “Cloud Cuckoo Land” and the people who believe in its magic.