A review by craigwallwork
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

4.0

Again, I can’t find fault with Chabon’s style and use of language, but whereas Kavalier & Clay kept me rapt throughout, I found myself drifting from the narrator/protagonist the further into the novel I delved. He’s well observed and fleshed out, but there wasn’t enough about him to hold my attention fully. In truth I found myself more engaged in the periphery cast of Lear and Crabtree. Nonetheless, an outstanding perspective on the threadbare subject of a failing writer.