A Model World and Other Stories, (Paperback)

from phoebesmum

A short story collection; the first six are standalones, building on themes of adolescence, relationships, ethics and disillusionment, whilst the final five focus on the elder son of a family on the brink, and then in the process, of divorce and examine his feelings and its effect on him. Awkward...

from patrickgarson

A Model World marks Michael Chabon's first work. Whilst this collection of short stories lacks the strength of his best novels, and his later collection, Werewolves in Their Youth, there are nonetheless a few treasures glinting in there for the discerning reader. These stories are all concerned w...

from timoroso

Great writers do not always have a lot to say. The stories in this collection are mostly somewhat pointless, but as such they are still well written.

from kvrfan

Like most short story collections, a mixed bag--although Chabon certainly can write well. The best stories are in the second half of the book, which consist of vignettes from the childhood through the mid-adolescence of a lad named Nathan Shapiro

from stef7sa

Great stories, collection with two different parts. The first part present indepent stories, told with a lot of humor and wit. The second part is a series around the boy Nathan, living through puberty and the divorce of his parents and has a more melancholical tone, without becoming melodramatic....