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

3.0

The book has an insane setup - a modern Yiddish colony of Sitka in Alaska. A divorced policeman is investigating a murder. He enlists the help of a filipino donut cook, a half native jewish wannabe cop, a yiddish boundary maven and many more. The book is hilarious. It starts of great, but it loses the plot midway, almost as if if Chabon cannot keep up with this ridiculous world. The book gets weary and you start realize there is not a lot of plot but just a lot of Byzantine style and setup.