# For OGs sake: Has \_anyone\_ read a book by David Mitchell? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ogs-sake-has-_anyone_-read-a-book-by-david-mitchell/304336 "2005-05-18T00:42:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ogs-sake-has-_anyone_-read-a-book-by-david-mitchell/304336/1 "2005-05-18T00:42:26Z")
I’ve reccomended Cloud Atlas countless times and now I reccomend the prequel - Ghostwritten, even more. These books are like no other. They are _more_ ‘like no other’ than most books for which ‘like no other’ is true. They make you think outside the box, beyond normal parameters, even outside normal reality sometimes. They make you question your own self-assured belief of existence. I have a particular fondness for ‘Cloud Atlas’ because I read it first, but Ghostwritten seems to excercise the brain more. Probably worth reading them in order. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ogs-sake-has-_anyone_-read-a-book-by-david-mitchell/304336/2 "2005-05-18T01:19:35Z")
Which order? Prequel first? (I need some fresh, new good lit to read!) Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-ogs-sake-has-_anyone_-read-a-book-by-david-mitchell/304336/3 "2005-05-18T01:43:30Z")
What are they?