Book 42: The Final Solution - Michael Chabon
AUDIOBOOK read by Michael York
I enjoyed Chabon’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, so I picked this book up to see if that was an anomaly, or if I enjoy his writing in general. I’m not sure that I’ve decided that definitively, but I did generally enjoy this book. I think The Final Solution is targeted to young adults as the mystery is not real complex, but it was a quick read the was entertaining. The main character in the book is an old retired English detective that helps a refugee boy who has had his parrot stolen. The detective’s name is never given, but it can be read that he is Sherlock Holmes and I think that Chabon intended this story as a homage to Arthur Conan Doyle’s series. The audiobook was read and produced well and is only about 3 hours, so a good one to pick up for a short trip.