A great book. I have an interest in comics, so the pseudohistory of the Golden Age was fun for me, but I think there’s something here for almost everyone. I enjoyed the way most of the characters were portrayed, even though Sam (“Clay”) got on my nerves in the beginning. The pacing might have been a bit slow in one or two places, but never for long.
Chabon really knows how to work the language – the imagery and analogies were evocative, and a joy to read without even considering the plot, which was very good all by itself.