Wendy answers “If I'm new to Mitchell, should I start...”

Jeremy Anderson asked this question about Utopia Avenue:

If I'm new to Mitchell, should I start with this book or something else?

Wendy Patten I haven't read this book yet but I agree with Elizabeth. Cloud Atlas is great but take notes from the beginning of the book because it is written like…moreI haven't read this book yet but I agree with Elizabeth. Cloud Atlas is great but take notes from the beginning of the book because it is written like nesting dolls and depending on how fast you read, you may not recall well what happened at the beginning. That said, I have read it three times and loved it every time. It is brilliantly written. I also read Ghostwritten, Number 9 Dream, the Bone Clocks and Slade House. Slade House seems to be the only one that doesn't have much to do with his universe. All are great but Ghostwritten would definitely be my second choice. Slade House is a stand-alone but a bit more of a horror.(less)

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Jennifer Marinus is a character in Slade House, it's definitely connected to some of the sci-fi themes from The Bone Clocks and without spoiling anyone who isn ...more
Aug 15, 2021 02:39AM · flag

Jennifer Should add though that Slade House does stand on its own and can be read without having read The Bone Clocks first and be understood/enjoyable regardl ...more
Aug 15, 2021 02:43AM · flag

Wendy Patten Thanks. Since I was least connected to The Bone Clocks, I missed that.
Aug 15, 2021 05:47PM · flag

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