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The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker

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morvram's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

katherine_edwards1106's review against another edition

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5.0

Very good book! The characters are so compelling! The history and imagery is beautiful

jhlawaty's review against another edition

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4.0

Beautifully written but struggled to finish. The world and character building was masterful but the plot was exceedingly slow. Didn't really get into it until 300 pages in but I knew I cared enough about the protagonists and was enchanted enough by the New York setting to finish, it just took TIME to get there.

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3.0

This book started out really good. I loved the story of the golem! I never could get into the jinni's story, though...and then when they finally met...zzzzzzzzz.

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4.0

A wonderful story, at once firmly located and yet spanning centuries and continents. Masterfully woven.

The audiobook narrator suffers from a mild case of Shatner Syndrome, but eventually it seemed to suit the story.