tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post113666418689528769..comments2024-03-29T07:15:11.234+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Michael Chabon: The Final SolutionMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1137107071079113682006-01-12T23:04:00.000+00:002006-01-12T23:04:00.000+00:00Hello - long-time reader, but have not commented b...Hello - long-time reader, but have not commented before. I loved 'The Final Solution' for almost exactly the same reasons you give. Just a quick self-plug, but not one that makes me any money - I'm trying to promote the joys of great short books over on 'Bookslut', since I really believe that the greater the writer, the fewer the pages they should need to achieve their effects. The archive is at: http://www.bookslut.com/Small%20but%20Perfectly%20Formed.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1137104198068971532006-01-12T22:16:00.000+00:002006-01-12T22:16:00.000+00:00I read and enjoyed the Chabon after Laurie R. King...I read and enjoyed the Chabon after Laurie R. King blogged about the author and his book a while ago. I'm very fond of her Sherlock Holmes series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1137080666117572302006-01-12T15:44:00.000+00:002006-01-12T15:44:00.000+00:00My favorite novel of Chabon's is "Summerland," whi...My favorite novel of Chabon's is "Summerland," which I highly recommend--it's extremely, extremely good young-adult fiction, also quite short!Jenny Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1137074140505172992006-01-12T13:55:00.000+00:002006-01-12T13:55:00.000+00:00I'm thoroughly enjoying the resurrection of Sir Ar...I'm thoroughly enjoying the resurrection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle currently in vogue in the literary world. "Arthur & George" by your brilliant author, Julian Barnes, is a magnificent read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1137069388764725822006-01-12T12:36:00.000+00:002006-01-12T12:36:00.000+00:00There's also Mitch Cullin's A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE ...There's also Mitch Cullin's A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND. It's not ironic or tricky, but very elegant and stylish, as well as moving. <BR/>John BarlowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1137061245423451462006-01-12T10:20:00.000+00:002006-01-12T10:20:00.000+00:00Try Wonder Boys. Longer than Final Solution, short...Try Wonder Boys. Longer than Final Solution, shorter than Kavalier and Clay (which I must admit I thought was wonderful), and not at all like either.<BR/><BR/>JonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com