A review by mattstebbins
Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories by Michael Chabon

4.0

I like the way Chabon writes, but didn't care about most of his characters in this collection, which made it hard to read in places. I'll award bonus points for "Werewolves in Their Youth," "Spikes," (maybe "Son of the Wolfman" should be included here, too; I still can't decide how I feel about it), and definite highlights were "In the Black Mill," and Chabon's knack for the occasional perfect phrase, but I wished far too many characters would just die and be gone for such a short collection. Of course, my expectations for this collection might have been a bit unreasonably high, given that I read [b:The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay|3985|The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay|Michael Chabon|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311986910s/3985.jpg|2693329] first. Oops.

[4 stars for the not-entirely infrequent hints at something better than it was and the way bits of it are going to stick with me.]