The Final Solution Review
Posted on November 17, 2004 by Tito
At January Magazine, David Abrams reviews Michael Chabon’s The Final Solution.
It’s all done in a faux Victorian style of writing where the sentences are labyrinthine, full of dodges and comma-induced detours. At times, they impede the flow of narrative and we struggle to parse through the phrases; but at others, they act as catalysts in a swelling crescendo of literary beauty, reminding us that there was once such a thing as writers who truly cared about the intricacies of language. Here, I’m not necessarily thinking of Doyle, who was concerned with plot more than style, but of masters like Henry James, Joseph Conrad and others who closed out the 19th century with a flourish. Chabon has paid attention to these teachers and repeats their lessons with an energetic verve.
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