A review by alexisrt
Moonglow by Michael Chabon

4.0

This is a solid effort from Chabon, an improvement over his overindulgent Telegraph Avenue. Here, he delivers a "memoir" (of dubious truthfulness) of his grandparents' relationship, as revealed to him at the end of his grandfather's life. The story jumps through time (though one core story proceeds largely sequentially), place, and perspective, as Chabon writes from both his own present day point of view and a third person POV centered on his grandfather. It's funny, if a little on the self-knowing side, but it isn't a funny book; it's a blackly humorous sad story of crime, mental illness, and family secrets.