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A review by cypriaturge
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
5.0
I feel like any review I wrote of this book couldn't do it justice.
It was like a beautifully painted portrait, where each of the figure's histories elegantly unfurl before your eyes. Each time you glance at it, a new detail appears to you, and you can do nothing but be baffled at the staggering level of articulation in each line and brushstroke.
Maybe it didn't bring me to the depths of emotion or understanding that other great books have, but the Golem and the Jinni's beauty is undeniable - and it's a book I hope to see become an American classic.
I'm bonded to the characters in this novel now, and I'll be thinking about them for a long time.
It was like a beautifully painted portrait, where each of the figure's histories elegantly unfurl before your eyes. Each time you glance at it, a new detail appears to you, and you can do nothing but be baffled at the staggering level of articulation in each line and brushstroke.
Maybe it didn't bring me to the depths of emotion or understanding that other great books have, but the Golem and the Jinni's beauty is undeniable - and it's a book I hope to see become an American classic.
I'm bonded to the characters in this novel now, and I'll be thinking about them for a long time.