My blog day has rolled around again, and sadly I haven’t finished any books lately. I am, however, starting on Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001.
Set in Brooklyn on the brink of World War II, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is about Joe Kavalier (a refugee from Prague trained in the art of Houdini-style escapism)and aspiring illustrator Sammy Clay, two Jewish cousins, who seize upon their own hopes, dreams, and fears to create the comic book characters the Escapist, the Monitor, and Luna Moth.
I’m not far enough into the novel to divulge more than that—plus, why would I want to ruin the book for you?
If you love Chabon and have perhaps already read this particular novel of his, you should take note of the existence of The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist–an actual comic book based on the character that Kavalier and Clay create. Neat stuff, 
huh? -Kaycie
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