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Gentlemen of the Road (Hardcover)

by Michael Chabon (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre; 1st, First Edition, First Printing edition (1 Nov 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340953543
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340953549
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 273,756 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Perfection. There are perhaps four other books I've loved this much, and none have made me cry more.'

( Daily Telegraph on Kavalier & Clay )

'Dazzling. Chabon has not so much attempted the great American novel as brought to life the idea that it had already been written - week by week, in the humble heroism of the comic book.'

( Independent on Kavalier & Clay )

'It’s absolutely gosh-wow, super-colossal - smart, funny, and a continual pleasure to read.'

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious!, 14 Feb 2008
By Didier (Ghent, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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The subtitle to "Gentlemen of the road" is 'a tale of adventure' which is exactly what it is, and it's dedicated to Michael Moorcock, which is very telling too. Fabled lands of ancient history (where you can never really that what is fact and what is fiction), a pair of very different but both extremely likeable heroes and a host of colourful other characters, cities under siege and relentless pursuits on horseback... it's all there and very well done too. The language is at times difficult but ultimately shows how rich the English language is and to what great effect it can be used.

This book made me feel like I was twelve again and discovering for the first time Ivanhoe, Tarzan, or Verne's novels, reading them entranced and feeling, for the duration of the novel, how grand it must be to live a adventurer's life ;-)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read, 16 Feb 2008
By JJ Merelo "jmerelo" (Granada, Spain) - See all my reviews
And delightful to hold. An old-fashioned story, with princes, cutthroats, barbarians, and swords (no sorcery, just a bit of medicine). A doctor and an old soldier set to reconquer an old empire. '"What a pair of swindlers", an enemy said admirinly' The book yields what you expect from it.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Gentlemen of the Road, 8 Jun 2009
By Rosie (London UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gentlemen of the Road (Paperback)
I started to read this book with high hopes. It had been set as the 'monthly read' by our book club; also a very widely-read friend had recommended another Michael Chambon book which she had enjoyed.

It looked like an easy read - a fairly short adventure story. But I soon became bogged down in names of tribes and places and, above all, in endless fighting. I read the first 40 or 50 pages and could not go on. In that time there had been not one female character, just fighting men. I tried to read on but had absolutely no interest in it.

To my surprise my companions in the book club did not agree at all with my assessment of the book. One member said she had given up reading half way, but went back and read it again, this time finishing it and enjoying it. Another thought it an excellent historical novel. A third had looked up all the place names in a historical atlas and was fascinated by the descriptions. Everyone else had finished reading the book and found good things to say about it.

The one criticism we all agreed on was that the author sometimes uses sentences of such length that the reader has to start again to unravel the meaning. Even that was accepted by some members as showing that the author was attempting to use language suitable to the period he was writing about.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The language is the road
Books just don't get much better than this. I bought it totally on a whim from an English language shelf while on honeymoon on a biking trip through Spain. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Deleriad

4.0 out of 5 stars The Past is Just as Strange as the Future
The first sentence of this book will tell you that you are in for a fun romp, literary style, as Chabon's prose immediately grabs your attention with its lush vocabulary and... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rollicking, roiling rumbustiousness
This book is simply wonderful. The story is set in the 10th century Black Sea region and features a cast of blackguards, miscreants, swindlers, liars and rogues. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Shimacat

4.0 out of 5 stars More please!
Lots of fun, very rich and more than a touch educational. I really enjoyed following the main protagonists adventures. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dr. R. Mootoosamy

3.0 out of 5 stars An adult 'Boy's own' adventure
A strange little book this. Looks like a 1950's boy's own adventure with it's, I have to say, rather charming illustrations. The story too could easily be a childrens story. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. A. I. Harrison

4.0 out of 5 stars On the road
Award-winner Michael Chabon usually focuses on the disaffected of the present, or at least the near past. Read more
Published 17 months ago by E. A Solinas

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Homage to Classic Adventure
This book should come with a big warning wrapper: "Michael Chabon's latest book is unlike his previous work, it is an homage to classic adventure writing -- your results may... Read more
Published 18 months ago by A. Ross

4.0 out of 5 stars Witty, flamboyant and fluid prose
Amram is a giant of a man, an African of uncertain origin, Zelikman, a Frank, tall and thin and as pale as Amram is dark; the two are travelling companions, gentlemen of the road... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Benjamin

3.0 out of 5 stars Average
Not a bad book, but nothing special. Good for the younger reader. Nothing to compare with Klavier and Clay.
Published 19 months ago by ML

3.0 out of 5 stars A 'ripping yarn' with Jews
Chabon says that his working title for the book was 'Jews with Swords'. There are lots of swords and swordplay, though the characters aren't terribly Jewish. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jezza

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