![]() ![]() But it is Michael Chabon's own words in his introductory letter to Hudson's exclusive edition of Moonglow (featuring a ridiculously beautiful essay about nostalgia) describing the qualities of a good book which perhaps best describes why I love this one: "…it makes you laugh out loud, or causes tears to stream uncontrollably down your cheeks, or makes you just pause, close your eyes, and press the open pages against your chest as you sink into the truth of the author's words…" From South Philly to Florida, from prison to the battlefields of WWII, from religion to rocket science, Moonglow ranges widely but never loses momentum, even as almost every page rewards with brilliantly elaborate revelations, whether of humor, wisdom, metaphor, sentiment, or all of the above. ![]() “A lie that tells the truth, a work of fictional nonfiction,” it’s the tale of a writer named Mike who narrates his grandfather’s deathbed confessions, a gorgeous novel full of outrageous adventures. Moonglow might be Michael Chabon’s best book yet. ![]()
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