Yes, Fred Savage. It’s a kissing book. But it’s so much more besides. What gets me is just how improbable it is. That so many of my own disparate, eclectic passions—from the golden age of comic books to escapology to old Manhattan and true romance—could coalesce into something at all functional. But Chabon did it. He did it with a flourish.
Over at The Picador Book Room, Paul Montgomery reminds us why we love The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
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Beautiful book, beautiful review. This definitely goes on my “forever favorites” list too.
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How can you not love Paul after a sentence like “You’d never express that to a lover, that their mouth recalled the...
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Awesome to see a Riot contributor featured at Picador!
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I just read this book while I was on my week long camping excursion. It was fantastic.
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For all of you looking to stock up on Michael Chabon titles, Paul Montgomery suggests this one.
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