This book will not be for everyone. Honestly, I considered DNFing it twice. So just keep that in mind as you're reading it or considering putting it up.

It's a combination of historical fiction, literary fiction, and a little bit of science fiction and once again, Anthony Doerr showed off his prose. Which, I do know that all of people aren't fans of his prose. If you didn't like All the Light We Cannot See, maybe consider not picking this one up. Be warned that once again, there are short and jumpy chapters in this. In fact, for a bit of Cloud Cuckoo Land, I hated the short chapters.

With the short chapters, came odd cutoffs in my opinion. I found myself just getting enthralled in one of the POVs to be plucked out and pushed into the next.

The timelines in order of my favorite to my least favorite:
Konstance
Anna and Omeir
Zeno
Seymour

Konstance's POV from The Argos was my favorite because I was enthralled on her life on the 'ship' and I kept wanting to go back to see what would happen next. If you don't like scifi, don't worry - there's not too much in it to throw you off.

Anna and Omeir? Two POVs from the same timeline in Constantinople that later combine? Perfection.

My rating journey for this: DNF, 2 stars, 3 stars, and with the list 68 pages - 4 stars. 

May Tree, Moonlight, and Trusty Friend rest in peace.