Reviews

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

auroramw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hdabru's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

megankateabraham's review

5.0

This story was INCREDIBLE. I really really loved it. If you love a meld of history and fantasy, give this a try.

morticium's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

yarra's review

5.0

4.5

jennyvetvik's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

booksandcatsgalore's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jenhurst's review against another edition

4.0

4.5.
I’m not sure why I put this off for so long. It’s still fantasy, but it read a lot more like historical fiction with magical realism mixed in. I loved the Jewish and middle eastern mythology at play here. There was so much depth to the world snd characters in a fairly short fantasy book. I’ll definitely be reading more by this author!

joyce409's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.75

blairsatellite's review

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0