Title: Baroque, yes. But brilliant, too
Review: I haven't been so taken by a book for a long, long time. Chabon's use of language, while sometimes over the top, is also frequently so evocative and original that I'm amazed. Beyond this, the book is also very funny, quite moving, and full of enough plot to keep the reader turning the pages. I don't even like comic books, but Chabon makes this world so engaging, and so intrinsically woven into the world of pre-war New York, that it becomes fascinating. Really a tour de force. Give it a try.
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