Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure by Michael Chabon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
At the beginning this buddy adventure reminded me of Allen Quatermain, and also stories by Kipling. I read Kipling's [b:Life's Handicap|1593457|Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348971996s/1593457.jpg|1109958] not long ago, and it was filled with stories that felt like this. But setting it in the peculiar Khazar historical period made it less so an homage to some other author, more Chabon's own. This Jewish history is a fascinating backdrop, filled with speculation and interesting possibilities. Viking bad guys, vengeful elephants, hats! What more could one want in an adventure story? This prompted me to pick up [b:McSweeney's #10|111088|McSweeney's #10|Michael Chabon|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1386925789s/111088.jpg|42866], which had an excellent short story by Elmore Leonard!
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