A review by sjh541
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I love everything David Mitchell does. This one goes deep into the Mitchell-verse, with callbacks to Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, and Ghostwritten (and probably his other books I haven't read yet). At times, those references and the famous musicians who pop up feel just a tiny bit too much, but there's lots of fun and lovable characters throughout so I didn't really mind. Didn't fully stick the landing at the end IMO. 
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