November 9, 2021 Mount Holyoke News Books ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ stumbles on LGBTQ+ representation November 9, 2021 Mount Holyoke News Books Published on Sept. 28, 2021, “Cloud Cuckoo Land” follows five characters across five centuries who, in one way or another, revolve around the fictitious story of Aethon, the boy who wanted to be transformed into a bird to fly to a better place.