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Title: Chabon at His Dullest...and Most Disappointing
Review: I usually adore Michael Chabon's work, whether it be a quick read like "Mysteries of Pittsburg" or a hearty, slow-burn page-turner like "The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay". Like other reviewers who gave this book a poor rating, I simply couldn't get past the first few hundred pages of "Yiddish Policemen's". Initially, I felt dense, perhaps as if I was missing something crucial Chabon was trying to get across to me the reader. However, what really WAS missing were two of Chabon's strengths: engaging language and characters the readers actually care about, even if they have a hard time liking them. If you ask the question "I wonder what happens to this guy at the end of the book?" and the answer is "Who cares?", it's time to put the book down, and move on to the next tome.
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