By Michael Chabon
Published by Harpercollins, 2007
ISBN 0007149824, 9780007149827
432 pages
I won't lie, it took me about a hundred or so pages to realize that this detective story was set in an alternate history timeline. Guess I slept through a few too many history classes.
In film I love Noir, but not so much in books. However this is also a love story wrapped in a whodunit. The peppering of Yiddish words throughout the story adds an extra little level to the storytelling. For example, cops call a gun a sholem, which means "peace," in Yiddish. I liked the book.
Two out of Four Stars.
Published by Harpercollins, 2007
ISBN 0007149824, 9780007149827
432 pages
I won't lie, it took me about a hundred or so pages to realize that this detective story was set in an alternate history timeline. Guess I slept through a few too many history classes.
In film I love Noir, but not so much in books. However this is also a love story wrapped in a whodunit. The peppering of Yiddish words throughout the story adds an extra little level to the storytelling. For example, cops call a gun a sholem, which means "peace," in Yiddish. I liked the book.
Two out of Four Stars.
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