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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
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Start date
January 9, 2015
Finish date
January 24, 2015
Why we're reading this
Michael Chabon wrote this when he was 22-24.

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Elizabeth
Nov 11, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I enjoyed the story of this book very much, but the most impressive thing was Chabon's writing. Reading this book felt like wandering around in the coolest knick-knack store ever. I know there are so many details I missed- now that I know the story and understand the paths of the characters, I want to reread the book and luxuriate in the writing. ...more
Alison
Jan 31, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: own_it, fiction
This was pretty good! It's a fast read about the son of a mobster, and the first several weeks after college graduation, which he spends exploring Pittsburgh in the company of some people he met at the end of the summer. The story drew me in quickly and kept a good pace. ...more
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Aug 03, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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Sep 04, 2007 marked it as to-read
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Dec 26, 2007 marked it as to-read
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Feb 12, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2010
Lindsay
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Apr 22, 2008 rated it did not like it
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Sep 04, 2008 rated it really liked it
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Sep 04, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Julia
Sep 09, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: post-grad
Laine
Feb 24, 2009 rated it really liked it
Meg
Apr 11, 2009 marked it as to-read-fiction  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: lit
Julie
Sep 09, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Sep 09, 2009 marked it as to-read
Christian
Dec 11, 2009 marked it as 2022
Josh
Dec 25, 2009 rated it it was ok
Shelves: pittsburgh
Jen Horan
Dec 30, 2011 rated it really liked it
Melissa
Aug 10, 2012 marked it as to-read
Laura
Nov 18, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: no-ebook, no-ab-d
Shannon
Mar 27, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Krystal
Apr 27, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, 2014
Rhiannon
Apr 06, 2015 rated it it was ok
Brooke Williams
May 07, 2017 marked it as to-read
Sarah
May 28, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Martha
Dec 31, 2018 rated it really liked it