Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure
by Michael Chabon
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Book Reviews of Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure
Book Review: Gentlemen of the Road
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an adult comic strip of a book. The illustrations are magnificent; in the style of the great comic bppk illustrators. The plot, rather the episodes, require the reader to remember what happened in the last chapter; sort of like remembering what happened in the last Sunday comic strip. It is helpful to know about the Khazar or to reread "The lost Tribe" by Koestler. A wonderful book. Highly recommended for adult men remembering "Prince Valiant" and "Terry and the Pirates".Book Review: Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure
Summary: 5 Stars
If you liked Fahfrd and the Gray Mouser, or adventure stories about faraway places with strange-sounding names, you'll like Michael Chabon's "Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure". Instead of fantasy adventure, it's historical adventure, set in the 10th century central Asian Jewish kingdom of Khazaria. Chabon's witty dialog and descriptive prose add spice and humor to a rousing adventure story.Book Review: Where is the story?
Summary: 2 Stars
This is an adventure story, but Chabon buries it in unnecessarily ornate language. As a result, the plot line, which is crucial to the development of suspense-action novel, gets constantly lost. Where is the plot? Chabon burdens this novel under strains it can't support. The result at best is tedious. At worst, it is just poor writing.Book Review: Excellent, fun and quick read.
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved Gentlemen of the Road. It was a captivating and wonderful, "swashbuckling" historical adventure. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and didn't want it to end.