#81 in Science fiction
Cloud Cuckoo Land
- 656
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 12 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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Our view
“Cloud Cuckoo Land” braids three eras and several lives into one story in praise of books and libraries, and it earns its ending. Some readers find the opening stretch demanding, with viewpoints that change constantly, and lose their footing between timelines. Those who persist are shown how the pieces connect, in prose of great beauty; anyone who loves old stories and the places that keep them is its natural audience.
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About the book
Cloud Cuckoo Land is a 2021 historical and speculative fiction novel by American author Anthony Doerr. It was first published on September 28, 2021, in the United States by Charles Scribner's Sons and the United Kingdom by Fourth Estate. The novel centers on an Ancient Greek codex that links characters from fifteenth-century Constantinople, present-day Idaho, and a twenty-second-century starship.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 485 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 8.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 13 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 472 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Cloud Cuckoo Land?
It has 656 pages — longer than 88% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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