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Murmur - Episode #27 - Book Club: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

First Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:12 PM

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August 18, 2010 -  Ten years ago Michael Chabon won the Pulitzer for a novel celebrating the Golden Age of comics and the art of escape. What?s so special about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay? In Murmur?s latest book club discussion, Paul, Ali, Josh Christie and David Accampo discuss this sprawling book, its themes, and all it says about love and comics. 

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Running Time: 01:14:11

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"Night and Day"
Art Tatum 

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This is a great discussion! I don't have a lot to add because it's been so long since I read the book, but I appreciated the lively conversation, and I was surprised how many parts I remembered vividly as you were discussing them.

I will say that I knew almost nothing about comics when I read the book -- I was generally familiar with the Superman origin story and with the Wertham scare, just from cultural osmosis, but I didn't know the dates, names or details -- but they all fit seamlessly into the story.

As far as the next discussion, I already bought 'Stiff' on Kindle, but I don't know if I can deal with the subject matter, so I might try one of her other books first/instead. Keep up the great work with this!

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I know that Ali and I are both psyched to make Paul squirm and talk about Bonk, so definitely read that one. :)

Sunday, August 22, 2010 1:28 PM
Saturday, August 21, 2010 3:56 PM
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