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"[U]nlike Fitzgerald, Chabon is too fond of his characters to send them hurtling into the abyss. He always gives them one last chance to make good. In some cases..., this affection makes for his loveliest stories; in others..., it crosses the line into sentimentality. It also creates a certain sameness of rhythm that you wish Chabon would try harder to break. Still, without their author's generosity of spirit and his sense of humor, these stories would lose a considerable part of their charm. And charm is an undervalued quality these days, in fiction as in life."Chabon, Michael is the author of 'Werewolves in Their Youth Stories', published 2000 under ISBN 9780312254384 and ISBN 0312254385.
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