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Review title: My first Chabon experience--by no means my last
Product review: I'll take an uneven, fearless collection of stories anyday over a homogeneous, sparkling parcel of prose. Chabon's effort is certainly in the former category, and after the first two stories I felt the way I do whenever I encounter someone truly great--I'm [mad] that I'm not him. Some have charged the writing here is forced and too "literary," but there is a rolling charm that type of style often produces. The subject matter is emotionally charged, and the sometimes jarring storytelling elevates these stories beyond melodrama and into the realm of insight.After sampling the self-indulgent, immature (but often entertaining) offerings of other young Americans (Eggars, Sedaris, Foster Wallace) recently, Chabon's mostly successful attempts to wrap his voice around more adult themes is rewarding.Sure, you might need a dictionary, but grab a pencil, too--there are scores of headshaking insights and descriptions to note in this ambitious collection.
