#15 in Contemporary fiction
Moonglow
- 480
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list
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About the book
Moonglow is a 2016 novel by Michael Chabon. 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. Chabon tells the story using a mixture of strict memoir and creative fiction writing. The narrator functions as a proxy for the author, Chabon.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 61 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Contemporary fiction average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.4 | 5 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 56 | 92% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Pretty slow going, but there is some drama. Most of all it is very memorable characters, life, and wonderful tuns of phrase.”
“I love some of Chabon's books, while others leave me cold. I loved this one. This often sad, sometimes funny novel disguised as a memoir centers around the narrator's (his name is Mike Chabon) maternal grandparents. The impetus comes from his dying grandfather. Normally taciturn…”
Frequently asked
How long is Moonglow?
It has 480 pages — longer than 74% of the ranked books in Contemporary fiction.
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