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The Jewish Book of Horror by Josh Schlossberg

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justjussy__'s review against another edition

3.75

In the 21st century, the question of "who we are" isn't quite so simple. Humanity has gone to war with itself for centuries, inventor and summarily torn down systems of government, and found increasingly unique, vile ways to torment one another, both as individuals and as groups. Our everyday, inescapable horrors have remained, and now we've created new ones in the form of systematic violence and bigotry.

The Jewish Book of Horror Anthology

QUICK SUMMARY
This anthology is stories created by the editor Josh Schlossberg and then brought to life by many talented Jewish authors. The stories are some myths, legends and real life horrors of the Jewish world.

FINAL THOUGHTS
This anthology took me awhile to get through, there were a number of stories I loved but some felt like they went over my head but I cannot deny how well they were written. The anthology was a discovery because I always see a lot of Jewish authors for fiction and romance but I wanted to discover more horror authors as that's what makes my little black heart happy. This was the prefect way to give me a sample of the works of multiple authors, and now I can go forward with more of their works.
Be warned, this is not an anthology (in my opinion) you can sit and read like a novel. Some of these stories are deep and you sometimes need breaks, so I split them up and read a few at a time.

sam_rm94's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lynnelovesbooks's review

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4.0

An overall strong collection of short stories. But, I was disappointed to learn that in a book titled "The Jewish Book of Horror," several of the authors were not Jewish.