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

5.0

This was so incredibly good...and the Coen brothers are set to make the movie version so it will probably be incredibly good too, and this just makes me so happy and elated I almost feel bad for the books I'm reading next because they'll have to stand next to this fictional giant and not seem sad and small. This is the first Michael Chabon book I've read, but it won't be the last. Very strong characters (Meyer Landsman seemed plucked from a Dashiell Hammett book,) a noir-esque murder mystery, an alternate history, awesome dialogue, and comic edge all conspire to make this one great read.