Although 'Moonglow' grows overly discursive at times, it is never less than compelling when it sticks to the tale of Mike's grandparents - these damaged survivors of World War II who bequeath to their family a legacy of endurance, and an understanding of the magic powers of storytelling to provide both solace and transcendence". Chabon weaves these knotted-together tales together into a tapestry that’s as complicated, beautiful and flawed as an antique carpet. Sacks said, " Moonglow is a movingly bittersweet novel that balances wonder with lamentation." For The New York Times, Michiko Kakutani found that, "Mr. Sam Sacks writing for The Wall Street Journal appreciated the non-fiction elements of the novel in contrast to Chabon's other works. It starts with the narrator stating how his grandfather got arrested. The story is sort of a memoir, jumping around in time. Throughout the book, the grandfather's name is not referred to. The novel is about the story of the author's (Chabon) grandfather. The narrator functions as a proxy for the author, Chabon. Chabon tells the story using a mixture of strict memoir and creative fiction writing. The book chronicles the life of Chabon's grandfather, a WW2 soldier, engineer and rocket enthusiast who marries a troubled Jewish survivor from France and lives a challenging, wandering life in postwar America. Moonglow is a 2016 novel by Michael Chabon.
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