About this title: During the rise of Nazism, Joe Kavalier escapes from Prague and immigrates to America, where he hopes to make enough money to bring the rest of his family with him. He teams up with Sammy Clay, his Brooklyn cousin, to create comic book characters who act out the dreams of their creators--who, meanwhile, both become involved with the same woman, the devastating Rosa Saks. Chabon's critically acclaimed novel provides not only a window into the immigrant experience but also a hymn of praise to the golden age of the comics. THE AMAZING ADVENTURES was a New York Times Notable Book for the year ...
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. 0312282990 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312282998ISBN:0312282990
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 656 p. Bestselling Backlist. Audience: General/trade. Trade paper in good condition. read more
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Thus; Fifth Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Picador, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780312282998ISBN:0312282990
Description: Very Good+ with no DJ. 0312282990. Book is Very Good + (plus). Clean and unmarked text. As new sturdy binding. Appears book never read. Back cover top corner tip very light bump with wear. Spine ends have very slight wear and a 1/4 inch surface wrinkle near bottom end. Small sticker remnant back cover and small sticker front cover. Very light surface shelf wear to cover. About 8 pages have very slight top corner tip bend.; Trade PB; 639 pages. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Random House, New York, NY, USA
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780312282998ISBN:0312282990
Description: VERY GOOD. NO writing or highlighting or previous owner names but 8-10 pages corners have been creased. Uncreased, straight spine. Cover has small corner creases and minor scuffing; no tears. 103109gs. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312282998ISBN:0312282990
Description: Very Good. BO. Like new paperback except for some age-darkening of pages. No spine crease. Text is clean, unmarked, tight. All items are carefully and securely packed to insure they arrive in the advertised condition. read more
"Growing up and living in Cleveland (home of Superman's creators), I thought this was a great tribute to the times and the characters of the book. It is well-written and intelligent and draws the reader into the story."
"An odd thing about Chabon - when I'm immersed in the middle of one of his books, I'm as fully engaged as with just about any work by anyone else I've ever read. But, inevitably, as I near the end of his novels, I sense a growing distance, and somehow, upon reaching the end, I'm disengaged, and no longer have that compelling urge and desire to want to know more, as you might in a book you don't wish to end; nor do I find the sense of completion that works its way into being at the completion of other novels. I feel, rather ... lost, or adrift in some odd limbo that is ultimately unsatisfying.
I guess some might say this is indicative of his power as a writer, in that he doesn't feel it necessary to appease his readers with tidy endings or the like, but for me, I feel like, as well-written and entertaining are his works, that he has yet to write a complete novel. This won't stop me from recommending his works to others, nor will it stop me from reading his future works, but I'll read those next books in the hopes that he gives me more than he has to this point."
"I did not get this book. First of all, there was too much gay rape. Second, not enough cocaine. Also, I do not like cartoons. This book could be renamed Superman Had Daddy Issues and nobody would know the difference, except the people who read it, who wouldn't care anyway, 'cause they'd all be too shocked about the gay rape. Ban this useless book from Good Reads.
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