


Utopia Avenue is really the story of four people, who make up a musical group - called Utopia Avenue - embarking on the long road to fame. I remember having wanted to read Cloud Atlas a while back but I’m unsure if that was only because the title was similar to Atlas Shrugged, one of my favorite books.

One other reviewer hailed Utopia Avenue as “the long-awaited new novel from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cloud Atlas…”. With half of its title offering a promise of Utopia - a world of perfection - how could I go wrong?Īnd the Amazon page for the book offered further glowing reviews: Why did I choose to read Utopia Avenue in the first place? Well, after just consuming The Other Mrs by Mary Kubica and The Wives by Tarryn Fisher, my diet begged for some variety. Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell is not the typical formulaic novel you’ll find on the bestseller lists these days, but does its uniqueness make it worth your time? Read on to find out.
