Title: so close to great
Review: Chabon needs a more aggressive editor (either internal or external).While I found huge chunks of this book just stunningly beautiful, too often it felt bloated. This book will not last.I don't suppose I regret reading The Amazing Adventures..., but I think it's unfortunate that the tighter novel within this novel was not rescued.Also, at some points I had to check the cover to make sure that I hadn't picked up Ragtime by mistake.Sometimes less is more.I wish Chabon or his editor had realized this.
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