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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

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o2ekong's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

drossg's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a lovely (not an adjective I use, but most appropriate I can think of), satisfying book. There are parts I didn’t like as much (I was uninterested in the narration of comics stories, but there wasn’t too much of that), but to not give this 5 stars just feels disingenuous.

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abiforslin's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was either The best book, or the second best book that I've read all year. There's no excuse for my not having read it earlier, but I'm glad it happened eventually.

sford's review against another edition

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Could not get into it - may try again later

twotoned30's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

jgtruesdell's review against another edition

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4.0

I actually really liked this book. I probably would have loved it if I knew anything at all about the comic book industry on which it's based. I felt for Kavalier and his impotence about not being able to do anything about his family in Prague and then his decent into survivors guilt and his journey back from that. Clay's journey of being a homosexual in the 1940's and not being willing or able to really acknowledge it within himself because of the stigma of the times. All wrapped within the story of the rise and golden age of comic books and their propaganda role in the War and subsequent fall from grace. Which is only now being revived some 60 years later in the resurrection of these comic book heroes through movies. Really fascinating look at a snapshot of time.