Title: A worthy candidate for "Great American Novel"
Review: I'm not an avid reader of comic books, but this novel is simply wonderful. Spanning more than two decades around WWII, this book traces the friendship/partnership of two Jewish cousins in NYC as they launch their famous comic book character The Escapist. The story goes from Prague to Brooklyn to Antarctica, weaving together the lives of the two cousins Sammy Clay and Joe Kavalier, and their friend/muse Rosa Saks (Luna Moth). Chabon's writing is brilliant: the way he develops his characters and unfolds their stories (not always in chronological order -- he saves some surprises for his readers) is a pleasure to read. When thinking of candidates for the title of "Great American Novel," this one falls right up there with To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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