Scan barcode
A review by doctoraction
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
1.0
DNF. Utterly dull bilge.
The constant name-dropping of famous old rock artists feels ham-fisted and deliberate, rather than natural and adding authenticity. What's the point of that? Read a debauched rock band's actual biography instead. If Mitchell loves this period he does a terrible job of passing that joy on.
I'm only fifty pages in but I'd expect to care about the characters at least a bit - but nothing. Not a sausage.
Weirdest of all, is how ordinary and clichéd it all feels. From David Mitchell. The Cloud Atlas guy. No flair or personality in the prose.
Not sure I've ever been this disappointed in a book.
The constant name-dropping of famous old rock artists feels ham-fisted and deliberate, rather than natural and adding authenticity. What's the point of that? Read a debauched rock band's actual biography instead. If Mitchell loves this period he does a terrible job of passing that joy on.
I'm only fifty pages in but I'd expect to care about the characters at least a bit - but nothing. Not a sausage.
Weirdest of all, is how ordinary and clichéd it all feels. From David Mitchell. The Cloud Atlas guy. No flair or personality in the prose.
Not sure I've ever been this disappointed in a book.