The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Likewise Book Reviews

"A sprawling, funny, tender love letter to so much that’s dear to me—New York City, Jewish identity, art, family, mythology, imagination… This one had been on my TBR for at least fifteen years, patiently waiting for the right time for me to reach for it. Turns out, August 2024 was that time. A stunning reminder that nothing is more real than the surreal, after 700 pages I still don’t feel I had enough time in this world and with these wonderful—or, I should say, amazing—characters."

"Read it so long ago all I can remember is I couldn't put it down! : ) Picked it up in a used book store and ready to get into it again. "

"I never would have thought I'd love this book (given the subject matter - comic books), but I do! "

"I read this on Kindle and I have one highlight:<br/><br/>“In addition to looking after the day-to-day affairs of his gallery, orchestrating his disputes with fellow members of the American Communist Party, and pulling off his celebrated fetes, he was also, in idle moments, writing a largely unpunctuated novel, already more than a thousand pages long, which described, in cellular detail, the process of his own birth.”<br/><br/>I was about 30% into the book and this sentence basically summed up how I was feeling. There are so. many. words. <br/><br/>Nothing about the story really grabbed my interest. I didn’t find any likable qualities in the characters. It is so long and boring. Instead of wanting to turn the pages I kept falling asleep reading it. <br/><br/>I normally wouldn’t have chose the book on my own but it’s part of the Rory Gilmore reading challenge so I gave it a shot. It’s been said that this book isn’t even referenced by Rory or Lorelai, but it’s often seen in Rory’s room. <br/><br/>The Gilmore Girls is famous for having so many more words per minute than typical tv shows and I wonder if the writer(s?) of the show are fans of unnecessarily wordy, rambling books. I love the Gilmore Girls but I did not enjoy this book."

"I didn't quite know what I was getting into with this book - gay Jewish comic book writers aren't usually my style... but it did win the Pulitzer. In the end, I was impressed by how well written and engaging the story was. Although I'm not Jewish and not a comic book fan, I did find myself really drawn into the narrative and I think Chabon certainly deserves his place as a master storyteller."

"I really enjoyed this book. I love an epic tale that takes you across a long span of time and that's what this one did."

"If you like epic sagas, Cutting for Stone is an underrated gem "