Utopia Avenue
de David, Mitchell
Reseñas
¡Reseña este libro y entrarás en un sorteo para ganar $50!
**IMO to fully enjoy D Mitchell's works it is best to read his novels chronologically. Spoiler Alert: Much of this book involves a character whose ancestry contains a dark encounter and is the focus of an earlier book 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacab de Zoet'. I have read all of Mitchell's work and was pleased with his relatively recent Utopia Avenue. I did not feel that the work was fragmented, as I've read in other's reviews. I found the tone youthful and for the most part liked the interplay/dialogue between fictional band characters and the non-fictional super-stars. Character's perspectives and personal hardships through the 2 years the band is together are primarily seen from their point of view in individual chapters. The ending, IMO, wasn't the strongest of the writing. Others have given detail of the story and I'll not repeat that. There were some typesetting errors and missing or dropped words and phrases. Not enough to close the book. Obviously I'm not a professional reviewer. As I stated, I've read Mitchell's work chronologically and enjoy the pulling in of Horology with a few timeless protagonists (and an antagonist). I find the alt. realities of SM fiction engaging. And I really liked Jasper de Zoet and Mecca.
Utopia Avenue is the seventh novel by award-winning British author, David Mitchell. In early 1967, due to a pickpocket, bass guitarist Dean Moss finds himself, in quick succession, homeless, jobless, almost penniless and still owing the final payment on his guitar. Levon Frankland appears at the critical moment with a proposal, and shortly thereafter, Dean's on stage at the 2i's club, playing with a dazzling lead guitarist and a talented drummer. Frankland has big plans for them.
Not much later, Jasper de Zoet, Peter "Griff" Griffin and Dean are listening, spellbound, as Elf Holloway, the remaining (and better) half of the Fletcher and Holloway duo, sings her compositions solo. It's these four that will comprise the band soon to be known as Utopia Avenue, which Frankland hopes to promote to fame and fortune.
It takes a year of hard slog, practice and travelling to gigs, not all of which are well-received, before they have a single and an album on the market. This eclectic mix of singer/songwriters, each with established roots in distinctly different genres, produces a unique sound. Elf has proven her popularity in folk; Griff drums jazz; Dean's style is blues; and Jasper's, acid rock; music critics struggle to classify them, but the public likes what it hears.
If Dean comes across as an angry young man with father issues, Elf's background epitomises family support, while Griff's anarchic persona belies a loving family; Levon tries to stay under the homophobic radar that typifies the times.
Jasper is different: a youth spent commuting across the channel between his maternal English and paternal Dutch families, he describes himself as emotionally dyslexic, and that's not all that's going on in his head. A problem that has plagued Jasper since he was fifteen seems to be re-emerging and the band's visit to Amsterdam allows him to seek help…
"A brain constructs a model of reality. If the model isn't too different from most people's model, you're labelled "Sane". If that model is different, you're labelled a genius, a misfit, a visionary or a nutcase. In extreme cases, you're labelled a schizophrenic and locked up"
Three main narratives, with some flashbacks, trace the band's trajectory from inception to (relatively short-lived) fame and the aftermath, detailing incidents and life events that inspire the songs on their three albums. The chapters are headed for the LP track titles, with the narrative perspective denoted as the artist's credit, in parentheses.
This is not a quick read, but it's hard not to invest in these characters and worry about their fate and feel indignant at what befalls them: love and loss, grief and guilt, plagiarism, blackmail and false imprisonment. Mitchell easily evokes the era, with plenty of star cameos dotting a soup thick with sixties names, drug use, free love, and song titles that are bound to cause earworms (some quite annoying).
While this novel can probably be read as a stand-alone, and will appeal especially to readers of a certain vintage, having read Mitchell's previous works will certainly enhance the reader's enjoyment, as there are quite a lot of references (characters, events, objects) to earlier works: Mitchell fans are more likely to "get it". There are also significant spoilers for The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Another excellent dose of David Mitchell magic.
Ejemplares disponibles
Utopia Avenue
de David Mitchell
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Edición
- 1st
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781444799422
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Hastings, GBR
- Precio
-
EUR 61.19
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
de MItchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - Very good +
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- very good +
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Carrollton, Georgia, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 28.18
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue: Signed Limited
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Edición
- 1ST
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781444799422
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
CARSON CITY, Nevada, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 93.95
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue: A Novel
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 2020-07-13
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
- Precio
-
EUR 25.36
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue: A Novel
de David Mitchell
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 6.37
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de David Mitchell
- Estado
- Usado - Acceptable
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 6.34
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edición
- 1st UK edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781444799422
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
North Tonawanda, New York, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 42.28
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue: A Novel
de David Mitchell
- Estado
- Usado - Acceptable
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 6.34
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue: A Novel
de David Mitchell
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 6.34
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue: A Novel
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Used - Acceptable
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Eugene , Oregon, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 4.22
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue (Signed)
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Edición
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781444799422
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, GBR
- Precio
-
EUR 29.42
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781529338997
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
HINDHEAD, Surrey, GBR
- Precio
-
EUR 41.19
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue: A Novel
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - First Edition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- DJ Very Good
- Published
- 2020-07-14T00:00:01Z
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Cloverdale, California, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 9.40
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- As New
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- As New
- Edición
- First US Edition. 1st Printing
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 16.44
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de David Mitchell
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- near fine
- Edición
- 1st US Edition
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 37.58
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de David Mitchell
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 2020
- ISBN
- 9781444799422
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Rugby, Warwickshire, GBR
- Precio
-
EUR 29.42
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de David Mitchell
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
- Precio
-
EUR 16.24
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Precio
-
EUR 14.09
Mostrar detalles
Utopia Avenue
de Mitchell, David
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good+
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2020
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780812997439
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Windsor, Ontario, CAN
- Precio
-
EUR 10.30
Mostrar detalles
UTOPIA AVENUE. [Author SIGNED copy.]
de MITCHELL, DAVID:
- Estado
- Usado - Near MINT.
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near MINT.
- Edición
- UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
- ISBN
- 9781444799422
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
- Precio
-
EUR 38.25