Maps and Legends
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A series of linked essays in praise of reading and writing, with subjects running from ghost stories to comic books, Sherlock Holmes to Cormac McCarthy. Throughout, Chabon energetically argues for a return to the thrilling, chilling origins of storytelling, rejecting the false walls around "serious" literature in favor of a wide-ranging affection.
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This is a great collection of reviews/essays celebrating genre fiction, either specific works (His Dark Materials) or broad genres (superhero comics), with a bit of memoirish flavor. That Chabon's a great writer should really go without saying, but it's delightful to see him so eloquently celebrating stuff that, for the most part, I also enjoy! Huzzah!
