A review by siria
A Model World by Michael Chabon

3.0

A collection of Chabon's early short stories, A Model World is something of a mixed bag. The first few are the earliest, and to my mind the weakest—they felt more like writing exercises than anything else, frameworks rather than stories—but the last half of the book, the linked stories about the Shapiro family, show promise and the beginnings of the voice that made The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay such a wonderful read. Unpolished, but worth the read if you're a fan of Chabon's later writing.