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Elizabeth posted a review at 2009-11-25 14:08:04.
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There's only one problem with Michael Chabon: He needs to write more books for me to read. The first half of this (non-fiction) collection of essays is his writerly take on some of his cherished influences: ghost stories, Sherlock Holmes, comic books, and Norse myths, among others. I found this mildly interesting, but was much more absorbed by the second half of the book, which dealt with his own writing process and the inspiration for some of his work, including "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" (his MFA thesis) and the five years he spent on his second novel before junking it and writing "Wonder Boys". A worthwhile read for people who are into writing, writers, pulp fiction, or Michael Chabon.Other books by Michael Chabon that I love: Summerland The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay The Yiddish Policeman's Union 
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Miles posted a review at 2009-10-21 19:26:44.
(Language: English)
i love this man - awesome enough to give to a friend as a gift
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A reader posted a review at 2009-10-02 18:05:22.
(Language: English)
I love Michael Chabon.
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Yong Ho posted a review at 2009-08-28 00:33:19.
(Language: English)
While some of Chabon's essays were interesting, I found the majority to be boring and inaccessible. Perhaps I'm not intellectual enough to grasp the profundity of Chabon's commentary but this book was painful to get through.
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Joe posted a review at 2009-08-10 15:11:07.
(Language: English)
Chabon's essay writing is not as crisp and brilliant as his fiction writing, but his ideas are first rate. As someone who would rather stick a dull and rusty antique awl into his eye than read "literary" fiction (aka self-indulgent bio-babble), I especially appreciate his defense of genre fiction, a defense that constitutes the bulk of this book. Good stuff.
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