Title: This was a Pulitzer?
Review: I was extremely disappointed with this novel. In a nutshell, Chabon took the movie Chasing Amy, stripped away the sharp dialogue and provocative examination of courtship and sexual politics and managed to walk away with a Pulitzer. Intriguing themes such as Holocaust survivor's guilt and homosexuality / family values in the 40's and 50's ran throughout the novel. Chabon, however, failed to explore these themes with the thought and insight worthy of a Pulitzer. Time and time again, pivotal life-altering decisions made by the characters were summarized in a few pages, or glossed over entirely leaving the reader with 500+ pages of filler material. The result is a book with a hollow plot and lackluster character development that was difficult to finish.
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