Profile on Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

Written By Zifa Tanner-Kamal

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Genre: Historical fiction?

3 words describing the book: Conceptual, Original, Addictive.

1 sentence describing how you felt when you finished it: I can’t say exactly because it would spoil it, but I enjoyed the book tremendously and wished it hadn’t ended.

Strength: Well crafted characters. I loved and hated each one dearly, they leapt right out of the page into my heart (lame).

Weakness: The stupid thing David Mitchell does where all his books have to be connected, I think it’s a little contrived, even though it’s kinda fun. Oh also I would've liked to see Griff’s character developed a little more, it was disappointing that you had to be a songwriter to be a protagonist, although I do think the way the story was built around the album concept worked really well.

Why you’d recommend it: A really fun book, a great way to write about music. The writing isn’t too dense or unapproachable, but still really powerful. A book to keep you up until your eyes won’t stay open.

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