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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

74 Ratings: 2.9

Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Chabon

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Quick Tip by rockinrw6. July 01, 2010

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This book is amazing. Its drawback is that's very long, so it's a serious commitment. But totally worth it.

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Quick Tip by Empiper. June 15, 2010

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I suggest this book to every male in my life. I liked it too.

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Quick Tip by TeddyH. June 02, 2010

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Epic!

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Quick Tip by Leah_Bell. May 19, 2010

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A brilliantly written book, but very difficult to read and get "into".

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review by SteveDiBartola. August 27, 2009

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

“The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” by Michael Chabon (published in 2000) won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2001. It’s the wonderful story of Josef Kavalier who has escaped from Nazi-occupied Prague in 1939 and came to live with his 17-year old cousin Sam Klayman in Brooklyn. Joe is a talented artist and Sam (assuming the name Clay) a writer of adventure stories. Together they invent an anti-fascist superhero called the Escapist and have success in the burgeoning … more

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review by kristin. May 01, 2008

A hugely satisfying book for all readers.

I was first introduced to Michael Chabon's work through the film adaptation of his second novel, Wonder Boys. I immediately went out to purchase that book, loved it, and scouted around for more. Luckily for me, it was around the same time that his third novel, The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, won the Pulitzer and began appearing in bookstores all over the place. The novel follows a period in the life of Josef Kavalier, a young magician-in-training who escapes … more

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