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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Michael Chabon

Start date: September 26, 2011

Finish date: September 26, 2011

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Dec 12, 2012 Chris Blocker rated it really liked it

Shelves: to-read-2013

This is one of those books that is written very well, but just isn't mine to love. You know what I mean, right? The plot is expertly orchestrated, the characters are interesting, the language is vivid, and the pacing is not bad, but overall I was frankly bored with the story. My lack of excitement was particularly evident in the first hundred pages or so and the last couple hundred. You can probably attribute it to my indifference to comic books and my misgivings about WWII-based lit. Where the ...more

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May 17, 2023 Angie rated it really liked it

Februrary 2023 Reread. After rereading and loving A Visit to the Goon Squad and Station Eleven last year, before the authors' new books, I made it my reading goal this year to reread a favorite book every month. Revisiting Chabon's novel, I was surprised at how so much of it was still vivid in my mind. I wasn't much of a comics or graphic novels reader when I first read the book, but since have read and loved so many. One of the things I enjoyed this go-round was how well the book captured the h ...more

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Jun 26, 2024 Melanie rated it it was amazing

I am not a big comic book fan so reading a book about comic books wasn't high on my list. However, this book did make the Ultimate List, 1001 Books to Read Before You Die, Rory Gilmore's Reading List, and favorite books of Facebook's Fine Literature Book Club. I really glad I took the chance. We have a Jewish pre-WWII refugee that comes to NYC to live with family, two cousins navigating the art world having careers in creating comic books, a heartbreaking love story or two, and just a great nove ...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Erin rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, 2013-to-read

Review to come, but I want to save the information listed below.

This little article is interesting to read ahead of the book (I wish I'd known this information first!): http://www.sugarbombs.com/kavalier/?p...

And there is actually a series for The Escapist:
http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/12-88...

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