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Meyer Landsman, hero of The Yiddish Policeman's Union.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

... the first 2/3 of the book was a real page turner he lost it in the later part of the book. I've actually read the Yiddish policeman's union so thats one sci-fi I forgot about! must say the Prefect sounds great - going onto my wish list

... All fiction is essentially speculative. But that's a discussion for another day... Good sf novels published since 1999: The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Michael Chabon Matter, Iain M Banks The Prefect, Alastair Reynolds Life, Gwyneth Jones (stupid touchstone doesn't work) The Night Ses ...

Finished up Yiddish Policemen's Union (B+). I admire it more than I like it; I can also see a lot of future undergrads getting cold sweats over having to compare and contrast it with Man in the High Castle.

... 38. The Day the Falls Stoof Still by Kathy Marie Buchanan **** 39. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese ****1/2 40. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon ****1/2 41. Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov **** 42. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ****1/2 43. The Earth Hums in B Flat by M ...

... 38. The Day the Falls Stoof Still by Kathy Marie Buchanan **** 39. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese ****1/2 40. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by michael Chabon ****1/2 41. Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov **** 42. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ****1/2 43. The Earth Hums in B Flat ...

The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

... 2005) 2) Animal Farm - George Orwell (Hugo 1996) 3) Spin - Robert Charles Wilson (Hugo 2006) 4) The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (Hugo 2008) 5) American Gods - Neil Gaiman (Hugo 2002) 5 other awards winners and nominees 6) ...

That was a really good review of The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Bonnie. Next time I'm trying to briefly describe a book I've read, I'll see if you've read it first and send people over to your review. Maybe they'll be confused and give me credit! ;-) I had to laugh at the end of your ...

... 2 by Geoff Johns 7. Radical Reconstruction by Lebbeus Woods 8. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov 9. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 30 + 9 = 39 Books for the Challenge

The Yiddish Policeman's Union was the first book by Chabon that I read, and while I liked it, I did not like it nearly as much as I thought I would. I read his Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and loved it! I have read a couple of his since and preferred them to YPU, so you might want ...

I agree with your assessment of The Yiddish Policeman's Union. Chabon is a great writer but I sometimes found this to be a hard slog. His Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a far superior book and I suppose it's unfair to compare all his books to that one. I've read all of Agatha C ...

I agree with your assessment of The Yiddish Policeman's Union. Chabon is a great writer but I sometimes found this to be a hard slog. His Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a far superior book and I suppose it's unfair to compare all his books to that one. I've read all of Agatha C ...

> 49 - The Yiddish Policemen's Union Review by Bonnie - Very good review Bonnie. I like it!!! Gave me much more insight into the book and the characters and plot(s) that drive it. I enjoy Jewish history and many Jewish writers and certainly the stories and novels of great renown. This one ...

... engaging as Riven Rock but it was far more interesting than The Inner Circle which covered a similar area. 94. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon A Jewish Hardboiled Detective Story! I'm not Jewish and I'm not a big fan of the hardboiled genre, the latter being more ...

Hi Bonnies!! Our lines keep criss-crossing! It's like a cool Twilight Zone episode. I have The Yiddish Policemen's Union sitting high up on my tbr pile.I also have Cutting for Stone wishlisted and I just received a copy of Ship Fever. I loved her Voyage of the Narwhal. How neat is that! We ...

Hey, Bonnie! I really liked The Yiddish Policemen's Union which surprised me, because I don't usually have a whole lot of patience for characters like Meyer Landsman--in real life or in books. I think I'm about 136 on the "requested" list at the library for Cutting for Stone so I'm going to ...

... Khaled Hosseini 2. The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker 3. God is Dead by Ron Currie 4. Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 5. Street Lawyer by John Grisham 6. The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 7. Consider Her Ways and Others by Joh ...

... Story by Lisa Jones Maine: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Maryland: Chesapeake by James Michener Alaska: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

Great lists, Bonnie! I haven't read any of your Absolute Favorites, but have The Cellist of Sarajevo and The Yiddish Policemen's Union on my wishlist. In the other categories, I agree that the ones I have read are great books, especially The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

... - Valerie Martin The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway Ex-Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon Mudbound - Hillary Jordan The Help - Kathryn Stockett The Coroner's Lunch - Colin Cotterill (It surprised me that I ...

... a good short story anthology. Just be aware who the editor is. I like Michael Chabon's talent (even though I didn't like The Yiddish Policemen's Union). :) By the way, there are more books within this McSweeney's series. One is a book that I lost somewhere in my house. The short stories ...

... : Brooklyn, Colm Toibin Gilgamesh: A Novel, Joan London What I Loved, Siri Hustvedt Small Island, Andrea Levy The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Michael Chabon Affinity, Sarah Waters Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey Oh, I love lists of good books! Happy ...

Just finished Yiddish Policemen's Union by Chabon and enjoyed the book, read fitfully in short bursts. Very tough at first to get through the "Yiddish" prose and alternate reality setting. I was not sure I would finish it because I had other stuff to do but glad I did complete it. I read it ...

... fiction/murder mysteries a long time ago, but then Mark sent me The Coroner's Lunch and some other LT-er got me to read The Yiddish Policemen's Union, and I loved them both, so all your "whinging" is tempting me!

A The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood - read B Crippen by John Boyne - read C The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon D Stone Junction by Jim Dodge E F

2. Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Exile by Aaron Allston (368 pgs.) 3. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon (432 pgs.) 4. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (352 pgs.) 5. Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind (640 pgs.) 6. 1984 by George Orwell (268 pgs) 7. Ally ...

... respond. I don't want messages or reminders about them. Lots of people tend to disagree/agree with me on my dislike of The Yiddish Policemen's Union (I love Michael Chabon though), and those opposing viewpoints make for lively discussion. (I've engaged in exactly that on some reading ...

Squeaky, I just went to your reviews and fourth one down, Yiddish Policeman's Union I find that I have reviewed a book that you have. So looking around, I try and imagine how I want to talk to you, especially if we are friends and talk about things, about how I disagree with you or agree. Perha ...

... Day by Dennis Lehane The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabom The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Mudbound by Hillary Jordan Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger Wat ...

Challenge dates: October 1, 2009 - October 1, 2010 Here are my categories and some preliminary titles for 2010. Might as well really ...

... The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger at the moment. Should be finished Thursday, at which point I'll begin The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon.

... picking up other books in the meantime). Mine is: Mistress of the Art of Death - linked through Jewish communities to: The Yiddish Policemen's Union - linked through a certain Simpsons episode featuring both Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen to: The Discomfort Zone - linked because they' ...

... whole sentences. Yeah!!!!!!...oops!) Anyway, just want to say you did a great job of introducing the general outline of The Yiddish Policemen's Union! Looking forward to the next few, and if it will make you feel any better, I'm about 15 commentaries behind! Ditto on the "ack!!!!!!..."

... da 3. Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga (5) - Africa 4. The Soloist - Mark Salzman (4.5) - The Arts 5. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (2) - Polar Region 6. The Ghost in Love - Jonathan Carroll (3) - Ghoulies and Ghosties 7. 8. 9.

... Fiction 1. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Maine) 2. Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill 3. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (Alaska?) 4. 3rd book by Stieg Larsson

... a very generous LT member (norht4me), but haven't read it yet. Or any Sarah Waters... And thanks for the review of the Yiddish Policeman's Union Now I want to read it! I've seen it many many times in bookshops but have always put it back. Edited to remove excessive !!! !

... a personal following, things aren't as terrible as they seem when we plug back through the past few years. 2008 - Both The Yiddish Policeman's Union and Brasyl would make my list. 2007 - Eifelheim and Glasshouse and Blindsight were all interesting enough to make the cut even if you ...

55. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon This one has been gathering dust on the shelves for far too long. For some reason I ...

I too read The Yiddish Policemen's Union, but I enjoyed it far more than SqueakyChu did. :) I think I ended up giving it 4.5 stars.

... hour ago), I'll use it for my Aboriginal theme for August. It has information about the Tlingit people (who were also in The Yiddish Policemen's Union). Thanks for telling me about it. I'm trying to mooch it now. P.S. I still think that Sitka sounds like a fake place name. :D

... of it because there's a type of Spruce - now widely planted elsewhere - by the name of "Sitka Spruce". I had no idea that The Yiddish Policemen's Union was set there, and now you've made me want to read it - thank you!

The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon I am going to try this again. My dislike of this book has calmed down considerably, at least to the point of me being able to answer the questions with some degree of respect for the author and his writing. Which polar region ...

... always likeable, if you know what I mean. For example, I liked reading about Olive Kitteridge and the main character in The Yiddish Policemen's Union even though I didn't always like their behavior.

Well, I finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union, and thought it was pretty damned excellent. I found it a complete page-turning, rip-snorting, funny, hard-boiled, dry-humoured masterpiece. I can't believe that he could think such a reality up (Israel failed, and there's a Jewish community stuck in ...

I think he was definitely punning in places. (In Yiddish! Oy vey.) Well, finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union, and thought it was pretty damned excellent. (Sorry, SqueakyChu!) I found it a complete page-turning, rip-snorting, funny, hard-boiled, dry-humoured masterpiece. I can't believe that ...

... then, but we can always talk about the other books we seem to be reading at the same time. Thanks for the examples from The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I remember "the scrotal pair..." metaphor because I had a slightly negative reaction to it. It felt crude, but it sounded like the kind of ...

... one novel stepping casually into the pages of your other novel while you're reading it! The similes and metaphors in The Yiddish Policemen's Union were brilliant. I just upped my rating for that book from 1 to 2 stars for those alone. They're the best I've ever read, I think. Here ...

... feel as engaged in the story reading this way. P.S. I don't even remember noticing similes or metaphors while reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union, but I can get annoyed by things like that too. I remember thinking while reading Wallace Stegner, "This guy is just too in love with ...

By the way, wookiebender is reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union now. I can't wait to hear what she has to say about it. It seems as if this book is one that people don't feel neutral about. Either they love it or hate it.

... wookie, I absolutely hated that book!!! I finished it tonight. I'm not the detective mystery type. Perhaps that's why The Yiddish Policemen's Union has earned a 1 star rating from me and the nomination for the book I most intensely disliked in 2009. I'm not sure that the Yiddish terms ...

... shall read it, but I have no idea when. Too many books, so little time. KimB, SqueakyChu: I'm about 80 pages into The Yiddish Policeman's Union and apart from some initial difficulty with it not being what I was expecting (I have no idea what I was expecting, I must admit!), I am now ...

43. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon Finished it. Didn't like it. Here's my wookiebender in BookCrossing Australia! : Group reading log: July 2009 (Jul 21, 2009, 6:53pm)

... really matter that they all blurred a bit. I shall be sourcing the next book in the series. :) And then I hopped into The Yiddish Policemen's Union this morning. This is for the Six Degrees of Separation mini-challenge (http://www.librarything.com/groups/minichallenge6degree) - you have to ...

... the forensic investigations that I found jarringly anachronistic in the 12th century), and have (as promised!) moved onto The Yiddish Policemen's Union. LINK: The accused in Mistress were the local Jewish community living in Cambridge. The townsfolk, when they found their butchered ...

I'm now in Alaska, in The Yiddish Policeman's Union.

Hi Kim! Good to see you here, too! If you can't source a copy of The Yiddish Policemen's Union let me know and maybe I can pass my copy along (as a long-term loaner or on a permanent basis, depending on how much I like it or not!). Oh, I had a good *potential* bounce last night, looking at M ...

... Australia and the other is set in Nigeria. The abuse is also of a different type. Squeaky, if I can find a copy of The Yiddish Policemens Union I'd read it with you, it's been on my wishlist for yonks.

... and from there onto Last Orders (by Graham Swift again) which I just bought recently. Maybe there'll be some fens in The Yiddish Policemen's Union. ;)

LOL!! It's time to get a new mouse. :) Oh, please, please read The Yiddish Policemen's Union with me. I need someone to help me through this book. Most everyone else just *loved* it. I want to know why it's not hitting me that way. Is it just me?! P.S. You, too, can use it for ...

... me they *loved* this book. Okay, it's getting somewhat better, but I've already read over 300 pages. It's about time!!! The Yiddish Policemen's Union is part of two other challenges plus (I probably shouldn't tell you about this other group, but I love it) wookiebender in Mini-Challenge: 6 Degrees of Separation : Welcome! (Jul 16, 2009, 11:54pm)

... going to see how it all flows. (And it better bloody well flow!!) And thanks for your list - you've reminded me I've got The Yiddish Policeman's Union on Mt TBR somewhere, and that'll segue nicely from my current read, given it's also got a jewish community in it.

... read... 1. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin Through the connection of Jewish communities: 2. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Through a certain Simpsons episode that had Michael Chabon ...

Bonnieeeeeee.... I'm not slogging any more! About 225 pages into The Yiddish Policemen's Union, I'm starting to find the story interesting. The similes still have me rolling my eyes heavenward, though. :)

... like a book, it usually doesn't get better, so can I change my mind? There are so many good books out there. I liked The Yiddish Policemen's Union right away--which really surprised me because the setting is so dreary, and the main character is a mess, and an alcoholic, which I usually ...

... by David Ebershoff which I picked up as an audio CD from my local library. I'm also slowly slogging my way through The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon which other LT-ers swear upon a stack of bibles (well, not really!) gets better. I sure do hope so. I'm one third of ...

... Home - John Grogan 41. American Rust - Philipp Meyer 42. Diet for a New America - John Robbins 43. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - Reading Globally Polar theme 44. Sorry - Gail Jones - Orange July 45. The Dawning of the Day : A Jerusalem Ta ...

... Le Guin And possibly, if I'm feeling really ambitious, I'll also bring: *After the Quake by Haruki Murakami *The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

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I will finish The Yiddish Policemen's Union. That book has quite a cheering squad on this thread alone!

Please please persevere with The Yiddish Policemen's Union, it will grow on you I'm sure - I ended up loving it, though the beginning was a bit of a slog. Goodluck with your iPod - I have found it to be a really nifty little device. I love listening to podcasts and audiobooks.

I can't find The Yiddish Policemen's Union on audio, but I'm now listening to The 19th Wife which in just fabulous! The only problem is, now that I take the Metro to work, I need a real book, not an audio book for my trips backs and forth to work. TYPU is a heavy hardback. :( BTW, later on, ...

Finally made it through The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I was expecting to be totally enthralled, after all I read about it. Maybe I'll give it another shot. Just started Everybody was so Young, about Gerald and Sara Murpy, monied friends of Lost Generation artists and writers and ...

I finally finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union and I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about it. I may have to re-read it. Started Everybody was So Young, a biography of Gerald and Sara Murphy, monied friends of many Lost Generation writers and artists. Very well done.

TBR Pile (tentatively ordered) Learning Python by Mark Lutz Collapse by Jared Diamond Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis The Cyber Reader by Ed. Neil Spiller Visual Thi ...

I'm reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union now but am finding it a little kooky. :( I'm not sure whether to continue on with it or not.

I finally finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I'm not sure how I feel about it. It was well written and sometimes very funny, but it was much darker than I expected. I had trouble tracking some of the minor characters, but I think that's due more to the fact that I was reading it in fits ...

"I d-don't remember," Landsman says, seized by a violent tremor of gratitude and exposure. "You s-said so many things." The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon "If I was a fancy-pants lawyer, tell me, please, would I be standing out here slopping around with a rag on the end of a ...

Just started The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. I hope I can get into this story.

... Cbm/counter.png"> Alabama -- Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote, fiction, finished 10/3/09 Alaska -- The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon, fiction, TBR Arizona Arkansas California -- The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, fiction, finished 07/25/09 Colo ...

"I don't know," Berko says. "But I think he may have your pajama bottoms." The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. "So, where's the Big Blue Ox?"

"Twenty-three years ago," the rebbe says without hesitation. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon "Have you come here with any notions," Baronshteyn says, "about who might have killed Mendel?"

... are well-developed and the story is engaging, if at times a bit convoluted. Overall I give it 3-1/2 stars. 40 -- The Yiddish Policemens Union -- I really enjoyed this book, but not until I listed to the audiobook version. Last year I bought this book, and though I tried twice to read ...

... characters are well-developed and the story is engaging, if at times a bit convoluted. Overall I give it 3-1/2 stars. The Yiddish Policemens Union -- I really enjoyed this book, but not until I listed to the audiobook version. Last year I bought this book, and though I tried twice to read ...

I started The Yiddish Policeman's Union over the weekend, but I'm having a hard time getting into it. I've read good things about it, so I guess I'll stick with it for a while.

#35 jennieg - I listened to The Yiddish Policeman's Union and thought it quite wonderful. Maybe it's better listened to.

I started The Yiddish Policeman's Union over the weekend, but am finding it heavy going. Maybe it's not something to be read in little fits and starts. I like the characters, but I'm having trouble tracking the action, what there is of it.

I finished The yiddish policemen's union yesterday (fluff, but enjoyable - good characters, I think, and good world building, even if the plot felt X-fileish) and as my quest to polish off Mt TBR continues I'm now reading Century Rain.

... 5. McSweeney's mammoth treasury of thrilling tales - Michael Chabon ***Both of the books are by Michael Chabon. 6. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - about Jews - Polar theme Reading Globally - LT Group Themed Reads

My list of possibles: Alabama - Other Voices, Other Rooms, fiction Alaska - The Yiddish Policemen's Union, White Sky, Black Ice, fiction California - Devil in a Blue Dress, Tumbling Blocks, The Ivory Grin, Sarah's Quilt, fiction Colorado - The Christopher Killer, Wash, F ...

I had no idea The Yiddish Policeman's Union is set in Alaska!! That sounds like a good possibility for me.

How about a Jack London story? Or a mystery by Sue Henry or Dana Stabenow? or that one by Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policeman's Union?

... NOW, I want my library card back even if it is going to cost me $86.00. The Inn at Lake Devine sounds "devine". Yiddish Policemen's Union; just too many Lters loving that one not to read it. Words Unspoken even sounded like something I might like, so I want to try it. Fingersmit ...

42. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon Loved it. Basically a hard boiled mystery set in an alternate world where Jews have been allowed to settle in Alaska after the war. I listened to the audio of this and the narrator, I thought, did a fantastic job with the voices. I know ...

Since a couple of days back I'm reading Yiddish policemen's union. And it's not that I don't like it, but it seems I've not getting much time in which to read, lately... :-(

Yes! I just created a new thread for my 50-Book Challenge and Yiddish Policemen's Union was one of the few that made it onto my "favorites' list for 2009 as well.

I haven't read those but will take note of them. I am almost finished Yiddish Policeman's Union, will probably finish tomorrow, and I can tell you now, it makes it into my top 5 of the year. I know a few people who couldn't finish it, and am wondering if they are reading the same book as me?

... Ex-Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman (5/07/09) 54. Bad Mother - Ayelet Waldman (5/13/09) 55. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (5/17/09) 56. Oscar and Lucinda - Peter Carey (5/21/09) re-read, book group 57. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ...

... vs. Dirt A Complicated Kindness Property The Cellist of Sarajevo Ex-Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader The Yiddish Policemen's Union Mudbound The Help

... 15+ years. You might want to give it a try. For folks local to the Albany NY area, we're reading Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union for August.

I liked Kavalier and Clay, but I liked The Yiddish Policemen's Union better.

>35 I also had read Gentleman of the Road and enjoyed it too. I felt a little distracted reading Yiddish Policeman's Union with other things going on right now, but liked (as mentioned) the style and the original setup.

Hi, I really enjoyed Yiddish Policeman's Union as well and I keep meaning to try his other books. I enjoyed the Gentleman of the Road but it's very very short.

#20 The Yiddish policemen's union : a novel by Michael Chabon Imaginative and interesting alternate history all in great writing adhering to classic detective mystery.

112. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

28. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon I'm still not sure of my opinion on this book. Overall I think I liked it, but there is a part of me that just doesn't go for the "intellectual" humor and metaphors used throughout this book. I can't help but feel the author thinks too ...

I haven't read Yiddish Policeman's Union yet. A BIG however: after having lived for a year in Israel (loved it!), I would *not* want any other place for a homeland. I don't need all of it, just a little place there (no other place) for me, my friends, and family. While there, I lived in Qir ...

Oops! Sydamy, I'm glad you mentioned Yiddish Policeman's Union. I've been wanting to talk to Madeline about it. Madeline, I felt almost a sort of longing/wishing for YPU being partially true--at least the part that Jews had some place else to call home rather than Israel (and all the problems ...

... loved it, and have Isabel's Bed sitting on my shelf. I'm glad you said these are two of her best. I am 4 disks into the Yiddish Policemen's Union and am liking it a lot so far.

>87: I read The Yiddish Policeman's Union last year and really enjoyed it. I know many have mixed feelings about it, but I thought it was great. I have The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay sitting in the den, waiting to be read. I'm glad to hear another opinion that it's worth the ...

... am half way through the audio of Oscar Wao right now, and already loaded and waiting for me when I finish is the audio of Yiddish Policeman. I hope that holds up on audio. My only issue so far with Oscar Wao is, I cannot speak Spanish and am not sure how much I have missed not understanding. ...

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. I loved the premise of the book, including being immersed in this Yiddish-speaking world, but am having a hard time condensing what I want to say about it, so will jump right to the main character, Meyer Landsman, a homicide detective. Normal ...

... sandragon, JannyWurts, Musereader, Tane (6) Watership Down: LizT, cmbohn, readingfox, dreamlikecheese, trisweather (5) The Yiddish Policemen's Union: Busifer, jdthloue, sevedra, CarolO (4) ETA: Oh, found out why I felt I was missing someone. I can't count. *sigh*

>275, I'd be surprised if you didn't really love The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Mark, but am open to your honest reaction. >276, Greetings to you and Louis, Belva! It is a wonderful day! I spent the morning reading, but I'm heading outside real soon. And, yeah! Great weather for Fo ...

My vote is for Watership Down, since I will be able to get it in time. And haven't read it yet I can get my hands on The Yiddish Policemen's Union also, so I am up for that one too

Hey, Bonnie- I have The Yiddish Policemen's Union sitting in my tbr pile, somewhat close to the top. I really like Michael Chabon's writing ,so I need to get to this soon. I also heard the Coen brothers (the film-makers) are making an adaptation of this.

My vote is for The Yiddish Policemen's Union

I'm gonna go for Yiddish Policeman because I have three or four books by Michael Chabon and I haven't read any of them yet.

55. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. I loved the premise of the book, and being immersed in this Yiddish-speaking world, but am having a hard time condensing what I want to say about it, so will jump right to the main character, Meyer Landsman, a homicide detective. Normal ...

I finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union but haven't posted it yet, then had to reread Oscar and Lucinda for book group tonight. That is not a book you can skim, so am having to give it the same attention I would a new book. Excellent writing, but not enjoying reading it a third time. ...

The Yiddish Policeman's Union because i own it have have yet to read...it. ;-)

Only one? I'll have to vote for The Yiddish Policemen's Union, it's been on my TBR list for along time, staring at me from the shelf while I read work-related stuff. I'm OK with A Song for Arbonne as well, though, but I've already read it twice ;-) I'll definitely don't participate if it' ...

... of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay Watership Down by Richard Adams The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Please vote for one (and only one) of these books. I'll give it a week or so and tabulate the results. All the ...

I just picked up The Yiddish Policemen's Union in audio. Do you think that the story will work OK in audio? I haven't started it yet, I just hope the narrator can pronounce Yiddish words correctly.

I can't believe it! You have a book that I don't have. :) I'll have to look for The Yiddish Policemen's Union as it was also recommended by a friend of mine.

... idea of characters from two different books becoming friends. BTW, I really liked the main character, Meyer Landsman, in The Yiddish Policemen's Union even though I normally have no patience for main characters who are down and out alcoholics. It was a good book, the kind that you can read, ...

... The one with Bette Midler? (Is that how you spell her name?) By the way, I was thinking about you today as I was reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I'm really enjoying it, but there are times when I could use a translator! ;-)

... me really want to read it! Instead, I'll follow up on my increased curiosity/interest in Michael Chabon by reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union which has also been patiently waiting for me since Christmas.

starting The Yiddish Policemen's Union.

... y Solstice Wood by Patricia A. McKillip A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay Watchmen by Alan Moore The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Any other suggestions?

My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List.

... Ex-Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman (5/07/09) 54. Bad Mother - Ayelet Waldman (5/13/09) 55. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (5/17/09) 56. Oscar and Lucinda - Peter Carey (5/21/09) re-read, book group 57. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ...

... and Clay, the best Michael Chabon I have yet read (And I've read The Final Solution and Gentlemen of the Road AND The Yiddish Policemen's Union already) No. 23: Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank, which was a bit of a letdown: a super-optimistic view of the apocalypse. I like my post-a ...

... - Denis Johnson - Natl. Book Award, 2007 (1/01/09) A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (2/12/09) Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (5/17/09) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (5/23/09) Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout (6/ ...

#6: The Yiddish Policemen's Union --whoa, I'm waaaaay behind 2008's pace...

... t. Currently reading The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter. AlanPoulter-- I too am interested in what you think of The Yiddish Policeman's Union. Because of it I became a *huge* Chabon fan & have read nearly everything by him since. #112 It depends what's happening & what I'm reading. ...

... Tree AUDIO 34) The Time Traveler's Wife 35) The Amulet of Samarkand AUDIO 36) The Glass-Blowers - unfinished 37) The Yiddish Policeman's Union AUDIO 28) Little Bee AUDIO 39) The Last Dickens AUDIO 40) Pompeii AUDIO 41) In the Woods AUDIO 42) The Somnambulist 43) Harry ...

... 43. Diet for a New America - John Robbins 44. The 19th Wife - David Ebershoff - CURRENT READ 45. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - Reading Globally Polar theme 46. A Field Guide to Buying Organic - Luddene Perry - CURRENT READ 47. (S ...

... by Debra Dean An LT recommendation! The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst A strong LT recommendation! The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon. I need to read more of this gifted author!

... was stunning and I have the book in my TBR pile- and the Michael Chabon book- I read it and liked it but not as much as The Yiddish Policemen's Union.

... of the Road (aka "Jews with swords" his original title, which i wish he'd kept); alternate history/detective story the yiddish policeman's union. He just seems to like to pick a genre and then exploit it to its fullest -w/out really going beyond the "accepted" genre limits, which makes ...

... meeting. We've agreed to restrict ourselves to books on Jewish themes or by Jewish authors (hence my current read is The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which was my suggestion). We've not really sorted out how we're going to select each month yet. Size is a very important consideration ...

... retail therapy at B&N. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon The Prince and other writings by Machiavelli The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino There are two others but I can't remember them off the top of my head. ...

Splitting my reading time between The Wind Up Bird Chronicle and The Yiddish Policemen's Union. In the car, my audio book is The Blind Assassin.

Hi mattplozza. Have you read any other of Chabon's books? I have just read the Yiddish Policeman's Union which is very much written in the noir genre and am wondering how his non noir books compare?

18 The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon (3.5 out 5) Another book with many many reviews so I won't recap the plot. Overall I enjoyed this book but then I have a soft spot for noir. All the genres tropes are there but well done plus its all enhanced by its alternative history ...

... people, and many of them just don't go into the genre sections. But there's still a part of me that thinks "Grrr! The Yiddish Policemen's Union is an Alternate History! Argh! The Road is post-apocalyptic story and belongs with the Speculative Fiction! Who put that there?"

The Blind Assassin on audiobook. The Yiddish Policemen's Union and The Wind Up Bird Chronicle in paperback. #118 - Bolano is unfortunately ineligible for the Nobel Prize, as it is only awarded to living writers.

The Blind Assassin on audiobook. The Yiddish Policemen's Union and The Wind Up Bird Chronicle in paperback.

... in January. I remember curling up much of New Year's Day and thereabouts So here are my prequel posts. First, Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. A very interesting book, but not one I am interested in rereading. It is a very unusual parallel-universe premise where ...

Somehow, the other day The Yiddish Policeman's Union slipped into my hand and onto the counter at the independent bookshop I most definitely wasn't in and obviously walked straight past. Finding myself in such a situation I had to pay for it. Good thing it was on sale. :)

Well, I finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union and El Pozo - Los Adioses yesterday, both of which were quite good. And today I finished The Joy of Work, one of Scott Adams' non-comic strip Dilbert books. I've got Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes loaded up on my mp3 ...

12. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon - finished 2/22/09 A murder mystery set in an alternate timeline where European Jewish refugees from WWII were settled in a semi-autonamous corner of Alaska. ...

Maxing out my ADHD quotient by listening to The Yiddish Policemen's Union and reading Los nacimientos, El Pozo - Los Adioses, and The Joy of Work.

...thank you lovely people for your kind welcome(s) ...and i have to vote for The Yiddish Policeman's Union...because it's the only one on the list that i have NOT read.

I bought The Yiddish Policemen's Union yesterday, so I'll vote for that one. But your comment on Watchmen made me almost want to read it, so I could talk about it with you MrsLee! I have no problem with controversial opinions :-)

I'm voting for The Yiddish Policeman's Union.

... Saint-Exupéry Solstice Wood by Patricia A. McKillip A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay Watchmen by Alan Moore The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Edit: Here's the link to Watchmen, as the touchstone is MIA: http://www.librarything.com/work/7233/book/37913656

... to look for weren't on the shelves and nothing I could see caught my interest (again, too exhausted). I finally picked The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which I've been considering since forever. I also bought the first season of B5. But that's not a book ;-)

... i haven't read yet. Maybe on eof the newer ones? the last 5 years or so? i can't remember what all of the last 5 were, but the yiddish policemen's union, rainbow's end, and spin were all pretty recent.

You have read great books! I would choose quality over quantity any time. And P.S. I haven't read either The Yiddish Policemen's Union or I'm Not Scared yet, but they're still on my list of books I'm going to read this year! :-)

... reading Song of Kali by Dan Simmons and Memoria del fuego: Los nacimientos by Eduardo Galeano. And I'm listening to The Yiddish Policemen's Union on audiobook.

It's funny because the first book I read by him that I read was The Yiddish Policemen's Union, a book I thought I would love, but did not like as much as I thought I would, and then I read Kavalier and Clay thinking I would hate it, but really enjoyed it.

... Nightmares by Nancy Langston NF (see http://www.librarything.com/work/7647731/book/34409469 for my review) 2. Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon #22 3. Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge #23 4. Islamic Calligraphy by Yasin Hamid Safadi NF (see http://www.lib ...

... 20. White Time by Margo Lanagan 19. The hypertext novel Synapse by Alex Rose.. at least I think its finished! 18. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 17. The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 16. Musical Illusionist by Alex Rose 15. Satan Burger by Carlton Mellick ...

... lden 2. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3. Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire 4. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 5. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 6. I am Legend by Richard Matheson 7. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk ...

... and so all these need a second level presence but I think that these 'buckets' are generally trumped by genre 'buckets'. The Yiddish Policeman's Union is Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Jewish rather than Fiction - Jewish - Mystery & Detective

Book Started: The Yiddish Policemen's Union Category: Audiobooks Decided to pop this in the car today when I went out to run some errands. Haven't gotten too far, but I'm digging it so far. Since this is the audiobook, no glossary, so I'll have to see if that is available on line. (Or ...

... Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I was also considering Schindlers Ark and The Yiddish Policeman's Union. Michael Chabon will be at the our local Jewish Book Festival, so I'd like to read as much by him as possible!

... ended up going with Eastern European instead to get Nabokov and Dostoyevsky into the category. I also plan to listen to The Yiddish Policeman's Union as part of my audiobooks category.

... (which is the current group read for the SF reading group) is published as SF but is also a detective story. Similarly The Yiddish Policemen’s Union could fill those two spots (and maybe also appeal to the mainstream fiction people because of his previous books).

Welcome back, lmichet! I agree with you on The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I did not like it nearly as much as I thought I would, but I have certainly appreciated Chabon's other works like Gentlemen of the Road, The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and The Final Solution more. Perhaps ...

... one I think, but it's hard to tell them apart on this site because they all have practically the same title Jan 5: The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which I enjoyed but found a little irritating at times Jan 7: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, for a class-- a difficult haul ...

... Homes In New England - Brock Clarke Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes The Schwa Was Here - Neal Shusterman The Yiddish Policeman's Union - Michael Chabon The Sandman, Volume 4: Season Of Mists - Neil Gaiman Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman Hellblazer: Fear And Loathing - Garth E ...

I'm glad, and I hope you'll like it. I'm sorry though, that this is such a personal issue for you. Did you like The Yiddish Policemen's Union?

... h. Mort i. Manual of Detection 6. Alternative History a. Yiddish Policemen's Union b. The Man in the High Castle c. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell d. Alternate Presidents e. How ...

... - Meg Rosoff; another YA, this time by a Brit. I was deeply affected by this one. Her writing style is very haunting. The Yiddish Policeman's Union - Michael Chabon; so remarkably funny and touching, too! Makes me want to learn more about the Jewish culture. It's Kind of a Funny Story ...

... "Jewish religious literature" category (I confess I don't really like most Jewish fiction) but incidentally I want to read The Yiddish Policemen's Union for my "SF published in the past five years" category... I'll see how it goes.

... the Money by Janet Evanovich 26. The Lost Throne by Chris Kuzneski 27. Mean Streets by Jim Butcher 28. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 29. Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver 30. Common Sense by Glenn Beck 31. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine ...

... accepted by Tom Doherty, his publisher). That doesn't mean that I agreed with all of selections, especially since I hated The Yiddish Policeman's Union. I might have something to do with the Hugos in Melbourne in 2010 and then again, I might not.

... ion The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Random Harvest by John Hilton The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 2008 Final Four Non-fiction The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman Night by Elie Wiesel Prospero's Cell ...

... California and The Washington Story to name a few), so I'd like to see what you guys end up reading. I'll be reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union for my 999 challenge, anyways.

... will now add it to my classics category in 999. I read my first Michael Chabon book this year and I think I can put Yiddish Policemen in my mystery category. Now you are filling my categories! :-) 3 out of 4 of your nonfiction books are favorites of mine and will stand up to rereads. ...

... Garcia Marquez 3. White Teeth—Zadie Smith 4. All Quiet on the Western Front—Erich Maria Remarque 5. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union—Michael Chabon 6. Parable of the Sower—Octavia Butler 7. Howl’s Moving Castle—Dianna Wynn Jones 8. Catch-22--Joseph Heller 9 ...

... er) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Random Harvest by John Hilton The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Final Four Non-fiction (in no order) The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman Night by Elie Wiesel Prospero ...

... ine: The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Forever Summer by Nigella Lawson The Six O'Clock Scramble by Aviva Goldfarb (thanks, jhedlund, for the recommendation - ...

21. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon The main reason I loved this book was the imaginatively conceived alternate reality which the author built up: a large colony of Yiddish-speaking Jews in Alaska, which exists in a world which has a history slightly different from "ours", ...

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta Anathem by Neal Stephenson

For me it's The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon. So satisfying on so many levels.

... I just joined LT! Anathem by Neal Stephenson What is the What Dave Eggers Black Swan Green by David Mitchell The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger All compelling and well written. Black Swan Green frustrated me initially ...

My favorite read of the year is definitely The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon After that, this year's favorites in no particular order other than genre: Fiction: Another Hill by Milton Wolff. A great autobiographical novel about the Spanish Civil War My Dreams Out in the St ...

66. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon A strange mix of alternative history and detective novel. The story is set in present day Sitka, AK, but in this timeline Zionism failed after World War II and a million or so Jews were allowed to settle in Alaska. I read this book because ...

Orbis Terrarum Challenge 2009 1. Israel: Love Life By Zeruya Shalev Finished March 2 2. Germany: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke ChrisRiesbeck in Science Fiction Fans : Anyone read all the Hugo award winning novels? (Dec 19, 2008, 10:56pm)

I liked both quite a bit. Chabon doesn't waste words or your time. I read both Yiddish Policemen's Union and Gentlemen of the Road in close proximity with no sense of repetition. Jonathan Strange on the other hand wanders all over the place -- but I enjoyed the sense of place and time built ...

... of good stuff.) For twenty years or so, I read all of the nominees; lately, it's been more hit-or-miss. Haven't done the Yiddish Policemen's Union or Jonathan Strange yet (and come to think of it, a couple of people have told me "you wouldn't like it").

... REF="http://www.librarything.com/work/4422189/reviews/41822964">Review 4. The Soloist* - Mark Salzman (4.5) 5. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (2) - Review 6. There's an Animal in this Boo ...

... or Stephen Baxter (Voyage) . . . it's SF. When it's done by Philip Roth (The Plot Against America) or Michael Chabon (The Yiddish Policeman's Union) . . . it's literary fiction. When it's done by Robert Harris (Fatherland), Len Deighton (SS-GB), or Brendan DuBois (Resurrection Day) ...

#3 that's pretty much exactly the defn. i use. So i think of the yiddish policeman's union as AF/SFF and his Gentlemen of the Road more as historical fiction (tho that's likely because i know so little about the time and place that it could easily be either). Perez-Revete's Alatriste series ...

Finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon, my review is In the Shadow of Mt. TBR. It wasn't the "great novel" I had hoped it would be, but it was enjoyable. Next ...

... reiber Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman Robot Dreams by Sara Varnon I'm currently reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon, and I should be finished and have the review posted later today. These books (Yiddish Policemen's not included) ...

... is a good one. Another more popular right now is the Dies the Fire trilogy by S.M. Stirling, which I've enjoyed. The Yiddish Policeman's Union is still on my TBR list. I'm a fan of Chabon's work already, so I'm not worried about not liking it. I think a lot of the classification ...

Seeing it was being discussed recently and having just finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union, I had a question I thought I'd pose to all you long-time SF fans. I've only been into the genre (SF) a lot, in the last 6 years or so, getting into the game rather late. And for most of that time I ...

Gentlemen of the Road is my favorite Chabon. The flowery 19th-century style worked for me. Have you read The Yiddish Policemen's Union?

Does The Yiddish Policeman's Union qualify under this genre?

... Ex-Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman (5/07/09) 54. Bad Mother - Ayelet Waldman (5/13/09) 55. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (5/17/09) 56. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (5/23/09) 57. Family Man - Elinor Lipman (6/05/09) ...

... Goddess Queen by Nicole Vidal - dreadful writing, besides which I think I've just read too many stories about Nefertiti The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon - boring Wraith by Phaedra Weldon - dreadful writing and a stupid story The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston - ...

Just finished up, in the past few weeks, The Historian, The Yiddish Policeman's Union and American Gods. Still dawdling pleasurably over Speak, Memory and just jumped into The Spy Who Came In from the Cold. Why did no one ever insist I read this book before? Great sparse prose, use of ...

The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova- Very nice modernized Dracula tale. The Yiddish Policeman's Union - Michael Chabon. Started slow but turned out to be very much worth it. American Gods - Neil Gaiman. Ye gods! This book is amazing. 2008 Rankings as of Today 1 Ada - V. Nabokov 2 Da ...

... Dickens's Christmas Stories on my iPod. I'll get to them as soon as I finish the wonderful, but not Christmas-related, The Yiddish Policeman's Union.

... good reading year. I don't think I've abandoned anything, but one of my biggest disappointments was Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union. Fortunately, books like his are usually very swappable, so I was able to swap it for something I did enjoy reading! And I seem to be in the ...

... feelings / thoughts I have about kids are not so out of the ordinary! I read this book very quickly. I also finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. His writing is amazing. Two threads running through the story was Judaism and the game of chess, both of which I know ...

... a start, the year's not over. But the list is likely to include The Jewel in the Crown, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Yiddish Policemen's Union... Um, no novels by a genre writer.

Hello1 Just joined up... One of the better books I read this year was Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union. Hope to see some more activity in the group!

63. Iron Council by China Mieville 64. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 65. To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer 66. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller

VII. Audiobooks 1. Duma Key 2. The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3. Suite Francaise 4. Something Wicked This Way Comes 5. Breakfast of Champions 6. In Defense of Food 7.

... is The Demon Archer by P.C. Doherty The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

I've read The Yiddish Policemen's Union but I didn't enjoy it. Partially because of a difficult-to-read font, partially because of a present-tense narration (which is very uncommon for me and really distracting), partially because of the story itself. I just couldn't delve into it. Then I've read ...

I finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union and enjoyed it. I attempted to read A Respectable Trade for a library book club and didn't like it. Now I'm reading Any Given Doomsday, which was an Early Reviewers book - someone who "won" it sent it to me when she was done. It's entertaining but ...

... by Will Self The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas Bareback by Kit Whitfield High John the Conqueror by Jim Younger The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon The Pesthouse by Jim Crace The Red Men by Matthew de Abaitua First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde The Carhullan Ar ...

... I borrowed it from my Dad. I had lent him The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and after he read that he bought The Yiddish Policeman's Union and lent it to me. I just bought Gentlemen of the Road online so we will see if I like that one enough to lend it to him after.

58. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon No one but his ex-wife knows it, but Detective Meyer Landsman is afraid of the dark (pg 10) He claps his big hands over his face and leaves them there for a moment before dragging them slowly down, pulling his cheeks until they stretch past ...

... by Will Self The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas Bareback by Kit Whitfield High John the Conqueror by Jim Younger The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon The Pesthouse by Jim Crace The Red Men by Matthew de Abaitua First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde The Carhullan Ar ...

Finally, another book! 59. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon I am so distracted by the house. I want all those boxes to be gone, dammit! So, it took me a bit to get into this. But, once I did, I loved it. I loved the alternate reality, and how well-thought out and ...

I'm in Italy and Alaska, thanks to Carlo Lucarreli's carte blanche, and Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union respectively. Two detective stories, one more so than the other, but both belonging to that bracket of the genre where the murder/mystery becomes a way for the ...

... almost feel guilty about counting this as a book since it is so slim, but I did enjoy this, probably more than I liked his Yiddish Policemen's Union but not as much as his Adventures of Kavalier and Clay 327. The Byzantine Achievement by Robert Byron - nonfiction; I have had Byron's ...

There were only seven in that period I rated 4 star or better so, in no particular order: Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Farthing by Jo Walton Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

... Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Not sure how I feel about it yet. It was loaned to me by a new co-worker (I loaned her The Yiddish Policemen's Union in return) and it's not my usual fare. Best I can say is that I don't dislike it so far.

I'm currently reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union, and am thoroughly enjoying it. Michael Chabon is becoming one of my favorite authors. And all of you are giving me ideas--thanks!

Yep, I heartily agree - The Yiddish Policemen's Union was very good. Chabon also wrote another favorite of mine - Gentlemen of the Road. You might like it as well.

Hi TadAD I find The Yiddish Policemen's Union posted frequently here on library thing. I've reserved this at my local libray and will pick it up tomorrow. Thanks for your note that it is very good.

... by Simon Winchester (bad), Farthing by Jo Walton (good), The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith (fine), The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (very good), Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks (fair), The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup by Susan Orlean (fair), Reading Lo ...

I'm reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I recently finished The Thirteenth Tale, which was really good. I don't read a lot of mainstream, but I joined a book group at the library, and it's good to broaden my reading. The Thirteenth Tale was a bit pretentious in parts, but the uncovering ...

Nothing. Finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union, taking a break. The next one will be some light-hearted fodder.

...     "The eggs are moose eggs," Berko says, duplicating perfectly his father's mildly pompous tone. ~p. 306, The Yiddish Policemen's Union

... meaning. ETA: Brasyl was amazing and wonderful and a worthy follow-on to the delights of River of Gods but I think The Yiddish Policeman's Union was a really good example of alternate history. So maybe it should win the Sidewise Award. Not the Hugo, IMO.

... for awhile, but this is still one of my favorite topics (and I'm still giving up on books that don't grab me)- Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon - skimmed it Death of a Dutchman by Magdalen Nabb - skimmed it The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman - long, boring ...

Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate) Novella: "All Seated on the Ground" by Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec. 2007; Subterranean Press) Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang (Subterranean Press; F&SF Sept. 200 ...

... Waters Honorable Mention: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson, Three Cups of Tea by Gregg Mortenson and The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

... The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence, Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (this is the only one that I've read already and the only one that was initially an ARC), Saturday by Ian McEwan, ...

... but was sucked into getting a BD book anyway. And, while there, I finally gave in to picking up a copy of The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I've been looking at it for a few months, and I had a 25% off coupon so I got it. All totalled, I paid $21 for these two books. Not Bad : ...

... l: Christine Falls by Benjamin Black (Henry Holt and Company) Priest by Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins) Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books) * Down River by John Hart (St. Martin's Min ...

... Flash by Frankie Frisch. Every once in a while it just becomes time to pull something down off the baseball shelf. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. My wife read this and loved it. Being Jewish, the subject matter appealed to me. But when I heard there was going to be a ...

... An interesting story about an interesting time, but not a great book, in my view. However, my most recent novel was The Yiddish Policeman's Union, so there's a bit of a high bar set here.

... An interesting story about an interesting time, but not a great book, in my view. However, my most recent novel was The Yiddish Policeman's Union, so there's a bit of a high bar set here.

... site was opened after being discovered at a spot that had been covered over for hundreds of years by avalanche debris: The Yiddish Policeman's Union. Let's throw 'em off track!

... a list of some good ones here.) I've been wanting to read The Yiddish Policemen's Union for some time, but haven't gotten around to it. I'll have to check it out.

... by Simon Winchester 35) Farthing by Jo Walton 36) The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith 37) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 38) (16) Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks 39) (17) The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup by Susan Orlean 40 ...

>240 rocketjk, well say hallelujah brethren and sistern, I have a witness to my experience of The Yiddish Policeman's Union! It felt like Chabon was writing just for me, for my unique eyes, and was bringing these hurt, hurting, and hurtable men and women into my living room for me to know. Lov ...

Book 25: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Extremely memorable characters, a wholly inventive yet almost fully believable world, and a terrific story. Don't know what else you'd want in a ...

... computer problems for awhile today that kept me from being able to get online. I used this down time as an excuse to finish The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which I loved. Inventive and absorbing, and extremely good at capturing the nuance of Jewish/Yiddish culture and thought. Really, books like ...

Watch out lindasbooks, the Elvis Cole series is addicting. Finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union and Invisible Prey in the last few days and started The Anatomy Deception last night. So far it's quite good and I'm very intrigued. Lunctime read is Death Match by Lincoln Child. Stupid ...

I'm still reading The Yiddish Policeman's Union. My Webster's New World Dictionary of the English Language says that awe is "a mixed feeling of reverence, fear and wonder." So, while my reaction to this book is somewhat light on the "fear" factor, I'm going to go out on a limb anyway and ...

30. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon - Literary and Abandoned Books This man is an amazingly gifted writer. Nevertheless, not my favorite of his works. I did truly enjoy the detailed world-building he accomplished with his Jewish city of exiles in Sitka, Alaska. Worth the ...

... margin-right:10px;" src="http://www.librarything.com//picsizes/b4/2d/a8621aaba95e7a42aa8574fa34b1a534.jpg"> 42. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon This is not my favorite Michael Chabon book. Nevertheless it is better than most books by writers who are not Michael Ch ...

I'm in the last third of The Yiddish Policeman's Union and was surprised at how long I took to get engaged. I too am loving it now. Someone mentioned that it might be the Yiddish. Do you think that is why it took you a while? For me, I think I just wasn't paying the attention that it warranted. ...

#103 nancyewhite - I listened to The Yiddish Policemen's Union and I really enjoyed it. The reader's Yiddish accent was tough to get used to for just a short bit - about a chapter - then I really loved it. I would like to see some of the words spelled because I'm a visual person; for example, ...

#74 > Nancy, I'll be starting The Yiddish Policeman's Union today sometime. My wife has already read it and heartily enjoyed it. She and I both have a little Yiddish in our backgrounds (she more than I), and she's said it might be a little hard to fully appreciate without some of that vocabulary. ...

... to. Michael Pollan is funny and fresh rather than pendantic or political. Now I am both enjoying and struggling with The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon. I've already set it aside once when it first came out and can't quite figure out why it is hard to pick back up every ...

... the Tide of War: 50 Battles that Changed the Course of Modern History by Tim Newark In a day or two, I'll be starting The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon.

... something that you'd recommend heartily? Anything less that a full-throated roar in favor tends to slip down my list. The Yiddish Policeman's Union surprised me. I enjoyed it very much, and this after buying, reading 120pp, loathing, and giving away The Adventures of Kavalier and Klay. ...

... a mystery dealing with the murder of a nuclear physicist in German-occupied 1941 London. Even more recently I read The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon, another alternate-history murder mystery, this one set in a world where a Jewish homeland was established in Alaska ...

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Top books #1 Cold comfort farm #2 Straight man #3 The Yiddish policemen's union #4 The age of innocence #5 Suite Francaise Dissapointments The enchantress of Florence Goodbye to Berlin Sorry by Gail Jones

... two moons #2 All quiet on the western front #3 Cold comfort farm #4 To kill a mocking bird #5 Straight man #6 The Yiddish policemen's union #7 Any human heart #8 Age of innocence #9 Dark places #10 Suite Francaise

60. The Yiddish policemen's union by Michael Chabon A marvelous book. It reads like Chabon had so much fun writing this novel. A hardboiled detective, a gritty murder in a seedy hotel, a murder mystery that is really a theological problem. 'Night is an orange smear over Sitka, a compound ...

32. The Yiddish Policeman's Union - Michael Chabon It took me quite a while to get into this book, but I'm so glad I didn't give up! Terrific, terrific, terrific.

The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon comes to mind. I saw several people raving about it and picked it up.

... Marriage, a Murder, and the Remarkable Reindeer Rescue of 1898 which is non-fiction (obviously) and sounds fantastic, and the Yiddish Policeman's Union, which sounds like rollicking fun fiction and takes place in Sitka, in Southeast Alaska. Geez... maybe I should check to see if there is an ...

>126 Storeetllr I did enjoy The Yiddish Policeman's Union on audio. The narrator's voice took me a while to adjust to (it's kind of low and gruff and not really "typical narrator"), but after a CD or two, I couldn't imagine anyone else reading it. I also think I would have got hung up on ...

#102 How did you enjoy The Yiddish Policeman's Union on audio? I found it difficult to read as a book so gave it up after about 50 pages. Was it better on audio?

... month and a half since I was involved in the series, and I'd forgotten a fair bit of the details. I'm still listening to The Yiddish Policeman's Union, although I'll probably be finishing up today. Next up on the audiobook front is probably Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman, which is short, and ...

... Guzzo British Baseball and the West Ham Club: History of a 1930s Professional Team in East London by Josh Chetwynd The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska John Paul Jones: Father of the American Navy by Evan Thomas

#12 fyrefly98 I loved listening to The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I can't imagine anybody else reading it except Peter Reichert (I think that's his name - Borrowed from the library so don't have it here). It took a chapter or two to get used to his voice and accent. Still slogging through Sh ...

... In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

... Greek at BookExpo last year, and haven't read it yet. You've inspired me to get to it soon! fyrefly98 (#12)--I loved The Yiddish Policemen's Union, and would interested to hear how it is as an audio. I finished Music and Silence by Rose Tremain, and I highly recommend it. Tremain ...

... put aside much time for reading. I finally found a functioning pair of headphones, so I decided to restart listening to The Yiddish Policeman's Union yesterday; I figured hearing the words might be important to understanding the story. :)

... close to what I do all day at work to really get me excited about reading it in my free time. I'm currently listening to The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon, although I'm not particularly far into it. I'm not sure yet how I feel about listening to Chabon's writing vs. reading it.

... quite good at writing intelligent teen novels that are disguised as action-adventure. Next up is the audiobook of The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon.

... Steven Brust 51. Knights of the Black and White by Jack Whyte 52. The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar 53. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 54. Drama City by George Pelacanos 55. Dinner at the Homesick Resturant by Anne Tyler 56. Tell Me Where it Hurts by ...

... loved mountaineering and the beauty of the high mountains. Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon--I really loved Yiddish Policeman's Union, but found Gentlemen to be more a series of adventures rather than a cohesive novel, which is fine but not what I expected. I hope to see more ...

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon and The Gentle Axe by RN Norris. The problem is that I'm stuck in Strangers on a Train. Guy is being insufferably whiny and pathetic and I can barely stand him anymore. Reminds me of Raskolnikov in his angst-ridden dithering. Or Hamlet. Bah. ...

The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez I'd never read anything by any of these authors before, but I'm hooked now!

Medellia12 - I have my moments ;) 3. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon I really enjoyed this - lovely turns of phrase throughout the book. An interesting plot and some of exactly what I need from the hardboiled detective genre, including a nice twist to that. Its been a ...

... over the past couple of days, I'm moved on to Summerland. I've become a Michael Chabon addict thanks to reading The Yiddish Policeman's Union last month.

... by Michael Chabon. Unless something shiny distracts me. I've become a Michael Chabon addict thanks to reading The Yiddish Policeman's Union last month.

I just finished reading The Yiddish Policeman's Union. It's in an alternate contemporary setting in which a Federal District of Sitka (Alaska) was established in 1948 for exiled European Jews, to revert to the US after sixty years- in other words, a few short months after the book is set. The ...

... kids by Kenzaburo Oe, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, You Shall Know our velocity by Dave Eggers and The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. It'll be a coin toss as to what is actually next.

I'm about three quarters of the way into The Yiddish Policeman's Union. > 99 I'm enough of a freak that untranslated Latin is making me want to read A Canticle for Liebowitz even more.

... liked this book a lot. I can't specifically remember WHY, but I do remember that I couldn't sleep after I finished it. The Yiddish Policemen's Union, however, was really, really hard for me to get through.

Well, now I've got to go add some things to the TBR list! Of the best novel nominees, I've only read The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which I like very much. Reclaiming History is a great (although very large!) collection of pretty much everything there is to know about the Kennedy assassination. ...

... Nominees Down River by John Hart - winner Christine Falls by Benjamin Black Priest by Ken Bruen The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman Best First Novel by American Author ...

... me Kavalier & Clay - it's a Pulitzer Prize Winner. Check Chabon out. He's written 4 or 5 books now. I've listened to The Yiddish Policemen's Union and it was fantastic. Picked The Glass Castle because a friend at work recommended it to me - it's my book for bookclub, which is meeting ...

... and The Red Men. Like you say, I find it hard to believe they thought Baxter's a better book than Brasyl, or even The Yiddish Policemen's Union.

i got today, from amazon, the yiddish policeman's union--because of all the chatter last month on LT about it. i also got What If? writing exercises for fiction writers. i've been waiting the whole month for a big order from amazon that will hopefully get here soon

337 A friend raved about the Yiddish Policeman's Union but I haven't picked it up yet. It looked like an interesting premise. LG I am so glad you are enjoying The Wind Up Bird Chronicle.

Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon?

From: http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2008/04/27/2007-nebula-award-winners/ Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union - Chabon, Michael (HarperCollins, May07) Novella: “Fountain of Age” - Kress, Nancy (Asimov’s, Jul07) Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” - Chiang ...

... The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay a few months ago and I thought it was pretty good... does anyone know if The Yiddish Policeman's Union is any good?

... was better, but I liked the Rankin quite a bit). I'm now moving on to The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, as I read The Yiddish Policeman's Union just last week and becames an instant Michael Chabon fan. I also plan to tackle The Somnambulist this weekend after a couple of false ...

... into crafting or selecting the book. That may be totally fallacious, but I like the idea and I like pretty books. The Yiddish Policeman's Union was quite good, by the way. I was looking at Maps and Legends the other day and debating picking it up. Sounds promising- golem are so ...

... Turtledove also has alternate Civil War and WWI histories that my brother-in-law loves. Personally, I also liked The Yiddish Policeman's Union and The Plot Against America.

Last week I finished: The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon Drama City by George Pelecanos (which I'm geeking out over, as there's a character based on me; long story) Dinner at the Homesick Resturant by Anne Tyler Tell M ...

... a little and it seemed like the sort of thing I like a lot, so I got it. It's a collection of essays by the author of The Yiddish Policeman's Union, which I have not yet read but have now reserved from the library after having read his essays. They're really quite wonderful; a lot are ...

Yes! Michael Chabon. Listened to The Yiddish Policemen's Union and am on the last TEN pages of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Monday I'm starting Gentlemen of the Road on audio. He writes beautifully and his stories are very interesting. TPBM just re-read a book that ...

... I like his translation. I will be reading the Harvard Classics translation by Francis Grummere next to compare. Loved The Yiddish Policemen's Union read by Peter Reigert, loved all the Harry Potters read by Jim Dale. Gave up on a reading of Pride and Prejudice - a woman reader and ...

The plot of The Yiddish Policemen's Union could only have happened in the world of the novel. Yes, Alaska could just have easily been Uganda or Madagascar (both places offered to the Zionists in lieu of Palestine), but the story itself required Israel's UDI to have failed. I fail to understand ...

... would say it is pretty popular with people in this group otherwise why join? Me, I've just finished Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I have Ilario: The Lion's Eye by Mary Gentle on my unread shelf and I am waiting for Ha'penny by Jo Walton to come out in ...

The real difference between the Chabon and The Man in the High Castle or Weapons of Choice is FOCUS. The focus in The Yiddish Policeman's Union is the noir, the murder, and the personal relationships. As far as I could see there was no particular reason to set it in Alaska. Why not Poland? ...

... of his I've read is Glasshouse, and I thought he had a neat idea there and threw it away in a sub-par adventure plot. The Yiddish Policemen's Union is alternate history, which makes it sf according to majority of sf readers. If it isn't sf, then neither is The Man in the High Castle, Azt ...

... Brasyl, but I voted River of Gods first and was overruled by the rest of the Hugo voters. Rollover is unreadable, The Yiddish Policeman's Union is not science fiction or fantasy, though reasonably well written, and The Last Colony is not as good as Old Man's War or even The Android ...

I just finished The Good Fairies of New York on Saturday (fantastic) and am now about 140 pages into The Yiddish Policeman's Union.

... The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar The Merry Recluse by Caroline Knapp Later I plan to pick up a copy of The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon.

... station: i'm already 100 pages in; it's really tugging at my Irishness (ie. historical love-of- missery). i've add The Yiddish policemen's union to my amazon wish list based on all the chatter on here about it: it sounds great, i was watching a related video on amazon that really got me ...

Hey, I loved your review of The Yiddish Policemen's Union. Much better than the book itself (imo)! I read it a year ago and remember liking Chabon's unique writing style, esp. those wonderful metaphors, but just couldn't get into the revisionist history. I keep meaning to read something else ...

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#129 - hemlokgang - The Yiddish Policemen's Union was like a Jewish Lethal Weapon for me. A ton of fun. No, I didn't know that the U.S. Interior actually proposed an Alaskan "alternative" for Jewish people. How interesting that would have been! #130 - lindsacl - I remember you enjoyed March - ...

mrstreme- I loved The Yiddish Policemen's Union also. Did you know that The United States Minister of the Interior actually proposed the Alaskan idea as a "resolution" for the Jewish immigration problem? The proposal never made it to the floor of Congress, however. That really made me sit back ...

I finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union today and thought it was a great "who done it" story. Definitely one of most unique stories I have ever read. Now, I am reading March by Geraldine Brooks, and it has sucked me in as I thought it would...

Hello Karenmarie and drneutron!I am loving the Yiddish Policemen's union -I am about 130 pages in and really enjoying the story. A couple of years ago I read The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay and thought it was a classic. Am going to put Wonder boys on my TBR pile. What is Gentlem ...

Yeah, I loved The Yiddish Policemen's Union as well. Gentlemen of the Road was really good too.

... I'm reading Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence, and Early Reviewers book. I have to echo the praise for The Yiddish Policemen's Union, one of my top reads for 2007.

Hello cerievans1! I just finished listening to The Yiddish Policemen's Union and absolutely adored it. You'll have to let me know what you think. I'm actually reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay right now and enjoying it too - only 75 pages or so in.

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I really enjoyed The Yiddish Policemen's Union too, an exceptional novel, though not quite in the same league as Kavalier & Clay. I've never been a fan of Martin Amis's novels, but I'm almost halfway through his 2000 memoir Experience and it's just astonishingly good so far.

#1 - Greyhead - I will be starting The Yiddish Policemen's Union later today, as soon as I finish The Cellist of Sarajevo. Your comment has intrigued me. Based on others' feedback, I understand the beginning of the story is a little hard to get into, but the book takes off once you get past ...

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