-j. 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?

-j. You should *not* start with this one.

One storyline in particular in this book builds on "Thousand Summers of Jacob de Zoet", "Bone Clocks" and "Slade …moreYou should *not* start with this one.

One storyline in particular in this book builds on "Thousand Summers of Jacob de Zoet", "Bone Clocks" and "Slade House". Without those as a foundation you are very likely to wonder what is going on!

"Cloud Atlas" is his best and "Black Swan Green" his most accessible. Depending on how daring you are, you may want to start with one of those.(less)

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