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A review by tobinlopes
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
3.0
This tale of two couples, one black, one white, contains it's own soundtrack based on the vinyl that the men sell in their "Brokeland" (sounds like Oakland where the novel takes place) record store.
I love Chabon. Really. His stories carry power with a feeling of lyrical development of mood, characters, pacing and environment. After reading Kavalier and Clay I read everything that before it and have read (and BOUGHT!) everything after it.
With Telegraph Avenue I think Chabon missed on the pacing a little. I was able to put the book down quite easily. If it wasn't the pacing then maybe it was my not relating to the characters. For whatever reason this Chabon was my least favorite. But it was still good. Reading it just reinforces the refrain that Chabon is one of this generation's best word smiths.
I gave it a 7.5/10 on my personal scale.
-tpl
I love Chabon. Really. His stories carry power with a feeling of lyrical development of mood, characters, pacing and environment. After reading Kavalier and Clay I read everything that before it and have read (and BOUGHT!) everything after it.
With Telegraph Avenue I think Chabon missed on the pacing a little. I was able to put the book down quite easily. If it wasn't the pacing then maybe it was my not relating to the characters. For whatever reason this Chabon was my least favorite. But it was still good. Reading it just reinforces the refrain that Chabon is one of this generation's best word smiths.
I gave it a 7.5/10 on my personal scale.
-tpl