A review by sunshine915
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

4.0

This is the second book by Michael Chabon that I have read and I look forward to reading others! Chabon created a realistic alternate history to WWII on multiple levels. He created some very interesting characters, but the females ones could have used more development. Within this alternate future, Chabon brought these characters alive with a whodunit story during a time of great transition. My review is not doing the story justice, but it was well written and an enjoyable read. At a time when we are dealing with displaced people all around the world and the US policy aiming to close our doors to many refugees, it was an interesting to imagine an alternate future in which we gave European Jews a place of refuge in a time of need.