2005 book 11

david mitchell's ghostwritten
although i didn't like this one quite as much as his other two books, it was still a solid story. each section revolves around a new character (from a poison-gas-using cult member in osaka to a late-night dj in nyc), with a tenuous connection to the one before (and often, minor characters from one section appear as minor characters in another section). it's really interesting to see how mitchell's novels have evolved, especially in terms of structure--and there's even a mention of a comet-shaped birthmark in this one. definitely a great book, though of course it would be hard to surpass cloud atlas for sheer ingenuity and devourability. :)