A review by ericfheiman
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon

5.0

An exuberant, messy mini-epic of the East Bay that mixes all of Chabon's adolescent geek-boy interests into a rich, literate gumbo of a book. I was bowled over by its ambition—whether it be its language, narrative structure, or variety of characters. At times it threatens to go off the rails, but what masterpiece doesn't have these kinds of moments? I initially gave this 4 stars but now that I've had time for it to sink in, I'm beginning to think it's Chabon's best book yet.