discokill 's review for:

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
4.0

Tracking the growth of a British rock band in the 1960s Mitchell does a wonderful job of weaving back and forth between the individual stories of the members. It's an interesting and compelling read and I was fully engrossed in each of the stories. It does however overstay its welcome. Jasper's thread takes a turn that feels really out of place and you do start to really feel the impact of the length as it goes on. I liked it quite a bit at the start but ended up just trying to finish it.