false 1844499 3 Michael Chabon's sparkling first book of nonfiction is a love song in 16 parts — a series of linked essays in praise of reading and writing, with subjects running from ghost stories to comic books, Sherlock Holmes to Cormac McCarthy. Throughout, Chabon energetically argues for a return to the thrilling, chilling origins of storytelling, rejecting the false walls around "serious" literature in favor of a wide-ranging affection. His own fiction, meanwhile, is explored from the perspective of personal history: post-collegiate desperation sparks his debut, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh; procrastination and doubt reveal the way toward Wonder Boys; a love of comics and a basement golem combine to create the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay; and an enigmatic Yiddish phrasebook unfurls into The Yiddish Policeman's Union. 2905134 1 5 2008 Maps and Legends total:855|5:135|4:360|3:277|2:72|1:11| 855 3101 1921 230 4 4 false false Mon May 19 22:20:09 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 22:29:45 -0700 2008
A passionate collection of work "In defense of entertainment." (mostly). That incisively examines pop culture and the inbred desire to put it down as something to be moved passed. When people complain about Chabon it's ofte...more...]]> 3 4 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 16:35:24 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 10:22:35 -0700 2008 The Road (as science fiction), ghost stories, comics, comics, MC as a young write...more...]]> 3 3 false false Mon Apr 13 10:51:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 11:02:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 3 false false Tue Apr 15 12:02:40 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 10:08:01 -0700 2008 The Yiddish Policeman's Union as well. His self indulgent prose is very much like the descriptive passages in his novels, but it seems th...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 00:28:55 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 00:47:32 -0700 2008
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Since the release of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, the novel that won its author the Pulitzer Prize, Michael Chabon has been a genre-blending machine. Having dispensed with the Cheever-esque fiction of The Mysteries of Pitts...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 13:20:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 13:39:13 -0800 2009
I picked this book up because I had read a Chabon novella (The Final Solution) that i really liked, and because the cover of this thing is just awesome. i read that it was his first book of non-fiction and i ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 15:27:20 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 15:47:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 18:12:52 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 18:23:10 -0700 2009 EVERYONE (okay, except for you) has recommended Chabon (even Genevieve!), and in my browsings I've been unimpressed. "Not for me, this thrillerish/science-fi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 08:19:44 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 08:20:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 10:41:31 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 11:57:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jun 28 16:15:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 16:15:22 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3535623