A review by ceetamarie
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

3.0

I’d say if you haven’t read anything by David Mitchell, I can’t recommend this (I have not read any of his other books). I was excited about this because of the music focus, but once I got to the end I was disappointed. Reading reviews from folks who did enjoy it, the key ingredient was they all loved Mitchell’s other books and how they sort of exist in the same space. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I understood Mitchell’s world and writing style. Some really good stuff in the book here and there, but the ending felt lazy to me. It also wasn’t much of a page turner, it took me longer to finish than is normal for me. It has sparked my interest to read some of his other books, so maybe I’ll become a fan of it one day.