Mandella P. (pigri) reviewed on 11/6/2008 + 13 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

This is a really beautiful book. It is epic, character-driven, historically fascinating, and generally lovely. The metaphors and language are amazing. It is, like most reviewers have said, hard to get into at first. I'm an English teacher, and frankly, a lot of the vocabulary is difficult and not very "conversational." You might need a dictionary to follow in some places. However, it is totally worth pushing past some of the inaccessible language. The way Chabon weaves character storylines and moves between past and present is quite special.

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