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A review by milandeep
Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands by Michael Chabon
3.0
When I started reading Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon I was expecting a peek into the mind of the author - what he reads, how it influences him and how it moulds his craft. However, the essays seem to be written in a hurry and lack depth. A couple of essays were definitely good. I liked his take on other writers and how he supports fantasy books and comics.
In this book, he is trying to cover topics like - genre fiction, his childhood town, comics, Sherlock Holmes, Norse mythology, Philip Pullman, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, golems, being Jewish and a few more things in around 250 pages. Most of the topics are thinly spread over the book. The essays show his love for genre fiction, sci-fi and comics. He says that the primary job of a writer is to provide entertainment. I totally agree. Stories make our life better. The essays were a pleasure to read but they were not very insightful.
In this book, he is trying to cover topics like - genre fiction, his childhood town, comics, Sherlock Holmes, Norse mythology, Philip Pullman, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, golems, being Jewish and a few more things in around 250 pages. Most of the topics are thinly spread over the book. The essays show his love for genre fiction, sci-fi and comics. He says that the primary job of a writer is to provide entertainment. I totally agree. Stories make our life better. The essays were a pleasure to read but they were not very insightful.