The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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Written by Michael Chabon.
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Amy Miller Burgess thinks this book is Worth Reading.
There were many enjoyable moments in this novel. I know many people who have read it, and the overwhelming majority love it. I thought many characters were very 2 dimensional (while others were fleshed out beautifully) and some plot developements and things some characters did lacked rhyme or reason, or went totally against character for the people populating this book. I hate to be nitpicky, but after I finished it, I was like "meh".
MsMcKnittington thinks this book is Excellent.
I am not the sort of girl who reads comic books. They've just never interested me--who needs pictures when I can have a book fat with words?
Understandably, I came into this book with low expectations. But I'd heard so many good things about it that I figured everyone I knew couldn't have impossibly bad taste. And I was right! This book was an extremely pleasant surprise--the characters are surprisingly easy to empathize with, so I found myself genuinely caring what happened to them. Plot is not Chabon's strong point, but the characters and language are absolutely lovely. And who can't love a special guest appearance by Salvador Dali?
As the other reviewer says, there are some parts that make you want to ask, "Are you sure you wanna do that, guy?" The overall quality of the book, however, make these easily forgiveable. Give Kavalier & Clay a try, and if you don't like it, set it free. It will find its way to someone who does.
Rebecca Adler thinks this book is Worth Reading.
Kavalier and Clay is a historical novel about New York City comic book writers during WWII. I loved Chabon's attention to detail and his ability to make scenes come alive. The story is really interesting, especially the parts about Joe Kavalier escaping from Nazi-occupied Prague and trying to get his family out as well. However, if you plan to read this book prepare yourself. It's super duper long. It looks short, but when you get halfway through you'll start asking yourself how long it really is and you'll realize you've been fooled with super thin pages. It's more than 600 pages long! And the ending is really disappointing compared with the rest of the book.