Clouds examines clouds in their cultural, historical and scientific contexts, exploring their notable presence in literature and the arts (including music and sculpture) while outlining their growing scientific significance in the context of climate change. In the summer of 1986, caught up in protests against the Berlin Wall, young Mexican tourist Tatiana is squeezed into a packed U-Bahn carriage when she finds herself staring into "the jowly face, the sweeping forehead, the deep-set, furnacey eyes". It enters more of a philosophical arena, where you can learn different lessons that can help you feel more inspired and more engaged with your life. There was a spring to his utterances, a buoyancy packed and delivered in anticipating of every stop, and I would put away my book or newspaper and sit back and listen to the stations as they were rolled off, one by one, uninterrupted—that is, if other presences didn’t interfere, such as plainclothes ticket inspectors or junkie musicians, their pleas for attention like dark blood clots in the city’s circulation. Richard Hamblyn is a lecturer in the department of English, Theatre and Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London.

History plays a big part in the book, and Tatiana works for an eldely man where she transcribes his work. Reading level is so important when it comes to children because if it’s too complex, they may feel disappointed that they can’t follow, and if it’s much too simple, they may feel less interested. Overall: beautiful, dreamy writing, lots of solitary musing and a good sense of the city of Berlin and its history. Tatiana compares fingernails to days: "You would only notice the erosion if my hands were at rest, otherwise the nails still looked elegant, a harmonious blur, just like the days themselves, which passed without consequence unless you pinned one down and examined it too closely.

I love Berlin, adore it, and I found myself mentally walking it's pathways whilst reading the book, finding myself in the grey shadow of the Fernsehturm or the more bohemian setting of Prenzlauer Berg. There are books that break down all the different types of cloud formations, helping you learn the language of the sky. The photographs, many of them taken by Day himself, are outstanding, and do much to bring the book to glorious life, showing how the sky really is an enormous free outdoor cinema screen. This book explains why clouds are in the sky, all the different types that they can explore, and provides kids with fun activities that help them enjoy and celebrate being outdoors.

Book of Clouds is a haunting, masterfully wrought debut novel about a young woman adrift in Berlin, where a string of fateful encounters leads to romance, violence, and revelation. Because the character never doubts either event, the novel creates an opening: I expected the narrator to develop a story about her mildly, occasionally delusional protagonist, and I thought the novel would probably develop into a story about her decline.I enjoyed the parts of life in Germany as I could so closely relate; however, at times it was also tedious because I felt like I was reading about parts of my every day life which I try to escape through reading! In the course of the novel, the character experiences several other unusual events, and she's uncertain about a couple of things, but nothing comes of them. And it is there when she finally realizes that these shadows not only haunt cities and spaces but our imaginations as well. Sometimes non-fiction is also a fantastic way to tempt a reluctant reader into sitting down with a book. It is full of playful poems, inspiring, anarchic illustrations, and guides to all of the different aspects of clouds that you could want to know about.

So The Book of Clouds comes with 9 pages for your own notes and sketches at the end – let it truly become YOUR book of clouds! These books are written in an easy-to-understand way, and they don’t get too complex (which can be really off-putting if you’re really curious about clouds but you’re finding the text too dry and technical). Comprehensive yet compact, cogent and beautifully illustrated, this is the ultimate guide to clouds: from Hamlet’s ‘cloud that’s almost in shape of a camel’ to the world of cloud computing today.Before even gifting it over to her, she decided to take a look through the pages and found it very interesting and informative herself. Then there’s the underground Gestapo bowling alley that Tatiana explores late at night and almost gets trapped inside when she runs away from her group to go and rub out the chalked scores from the board. There’s not too much background about Tatiana’s life in Mexico so it’s never very clear what she’s trying to blot out, but she is definitely trying.