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

4.0

Detective fiction is not my genre but I did enjoy the book. The idea of a Jewish Sitka is fully realized and I appreciated that the story takes place firmly situated inside a worldview and culture that is not my own. The book regularly repeats the phrase "it is strange times to be a Jew," and I enjoyed thinking about what that means in this alternate world and our own. I had some difficulty following the action and the plot towards the end but I enjoyed the characters. I don't think I will forget Mendele any time soon.