Posted on March 4, 2008 by Pam Phillips
In the early years of WWII, an elderly beekeeper in Sussex is annoyed by a silent young boy who bears a number-chanting parrot on his shoulders. Though the Great Detective is never named, you have little doubt who is pursuing the mystery.
The Final Solution, by Michael Chabon is exquisite in both senses of the word: [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2008 by Pam Phillips
The 2007 Nebula final ballot is out, and I’ve actually read a few of them. So let here’s what I think of the one novel I’ve read so far.
You probably already know the premise of The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, by Michael Chabon. So far this and The Final Solution are the two Chabon books I’ve [...]
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