Cloud Atlas

This was difficult to follow out of the gate and a bit all over the place throughout, but it does get easier to get through once you understand the story structure - it also felt more like a collection of short stories over time that had one very small and insignificant connection amongst them. And while the writing has a deep/significant way of putting things (even with a few quotables), the way narrative was laid out meant that it had to consistently produce new and varying tones, genres, and characters that, unfortunately, didn't always land or advance the narrative.