Finished CLOUD ATLAS

Alas I have finished CLOUD ATLAS, by David Mitchell, I wish that I may have gleaned a little more knowledge about what was happening in the context of are these souls being reborn, transfiguration, or just a coincidence. Actually strike the word coincidence because we know that they are joined by the writings that each person contributes, the birthmark and if we are to believe the movie freakishly similar in looks. The author's note in the back of the book liked the idea of the same characters playing parts even if it meant that they had to change Zachary from a boy into a man. They also had to change him from a son to an uncle, in order to keep with the screenwriting. So we start and end with the same story, the Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing. I think the best hints as to what the book is about comes from the continued writings of Frobisher to Sixsmith in the next to the last chapter. I liked the way the book was written over the movie, because the book made sense and as with all books you get a wealth of information that gets knocked out of a movie. That happened with the HUNGER GAMES, because you could not get into the minds of the characters and that is where you needed to be in that movie. Also that is where you needed to be in this book CLOUD ATLAS. Poetic license I guess. Read this book but remember to follow the links.