Lynn
Written on Apr 11, 2019
Mike Nelson's début novel Mister Mister is a trip down memory lane. The backdrop of this coming of age novel is very familiar to me - the city of Hull where I was born and brought up.
The early nineteen eighties coincide with my teenage years. The descriptions of places depict how it was to grow up in this northern English city. Every detail is relatable. Nostalgic references about what we wore, ate, the music we listened to and programmes watched on television made me shake my head as I remembered long forgotten pieces of trivia from the past. All this wrapped around this fun and humorous narrative. It's littered with dialogue spoken in the way only people from Hull speak!
Mister Mister is an entertaining novel for those of a certain age who like to reminisce about life 'up north' and know the Humber Bridge is there to remind you the journey home is soon over.