NP - Franzen

[David Casseres]

On 10/9/06, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
>   He's more a Michael
> >  Chabon kind of writer, perhaps, though less self-satisfied and clever.
> >
> >-- Will
> >
> Was 'Kavalier & Clay' any good?

It was fun to read, but too clever by half and it pretended to a scope
that it couldn't really sustain.  Plus, if I read one more novel that
makes Harry Houdini its icon, I will fucking scream.