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

2.0

If you want to read a book about a down-and-out detective trying to solve a murder in a fantastical world, read China Mieville's far superior The City & The City instead. The Yiddish Policemen's Union, for all its bells and whistles (that cover art is stunning), is just not quite as good as the former. Even Chabon's writing isn't enough to redeem this book's uneven pacing and overwritten prose. The result is a story that moves along as reluctantly as the readers' wavering interest in the plot.