Book Reviews of The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh

I only liked certain parts of this book, but for the most part, the characters didn't seem very real.

An interesting story about a young man spending a summer trying to discover himself, through relationships with men and women, in a Pittsburgh made strange with wonder. This was Chabon's first book, and that shows in the writing sometimes. This paperback edition includes an essay by him about writing it.

All in all it's not a BAD read, but not one of my favorites. It starts off slow - doesn't honestly keep your attention until 30 pages in. The characters are flat at times, the story line seemed a bit too jumpy.

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