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The Final Solution: A Story Of Detection
The Final Solution A Story Of Detection
Author: Michael Chabon
In the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, prose magician Michael Chabon conjured up the golden age of comic books -- intertwining history, legend, and storytelling verve. In The Final Solution, he has condensed his boundless vision to craft a short, suspenseful tale of compassion and wit that reimagines the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060763404
ISBN-10: 006076340X
Publication Date: 11/1/2004
Pages: 131
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 86 ratings
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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RobInDenver avatar reviewed The Final Solution: A Story Of Detection on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
Interesting little tale with a fitting play on words, considering the setting of World War II London.

This somewhat recentâand shortâoffering from one of this generation's finest was tightly spun. But as Chabon himself said in current interviews about THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION, he tends to overwrite. At 113 pages or so, I can imagine this book would have been shorter with a more relentless swipe at the prose.

I still enjoyed this little book. A lot.

I can't wait to read TYPU.
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Helpful Score: 4
Fascinating tale based on a retired Sherlock Holmes character and a Jewish refugee child with a puzzling parrot who recites only sequences of numbers. Unlike a Conan Doyle tale, the mystery is not tied up in a neat bow at the conclusion of the novel. Some horrors cannot be deduced from the facts uncovered and extrapolations of their meanings.
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Helpful Score: 3
a very nice, short read. I love the older detective stories, Sherlock Holmes and the like, and this was an interesting angle on the genre.
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Helpful Score: 3
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has created a charming homage to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective. All of his fans will want to read this story, which picks up with the once-famous detective, now 89, living in retirement and keeping bees. When a 9-year-old mute boy with an African parrot happens by his cottage, you just know a mystery will follow. Beautifully done. Mr. Chabon, please write more.
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Helpful Score: 3
This was a quiet, contemplative mystery regarding a missing parrot who may know some secret information. While the mystery itself was not that engaging, I did enjoy reading about Sherlock Holmes in his retirement years and how taking care of bees became a solace to him after years of detection.
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Sherlock Holmes is everywhere - and this novella is a great, fresh play on the famous detective. Chabon's writing is witty and he develops a smart, playful story.


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