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A review by theknightswhosaybook
People of the Book: A Decade of Jewish Science Fiction & Fantasy by Rachel Swirsky, Sean Wallace
4.0
The average of all the ratings I gave these stories is 3.75 stars.
I'm very happy with this collection. I've had bad experiences with anthologies of multiple authors before, but this one was really good. Being a Jew who loves fantasy, it's awesome to have a book full of fantasy that centers Jewish characters (well... mostly? There was one story where I couldn't find any connection to Judaism and I don't know what was up with that. Neil Gaiman explain yourself).
My favorite stories:
And those are just the ones I rated five stars. I absolutely recommend this book if you've always wanted more Jews in your fantasy books.
I'm very happy with this collection. I've had bad experiences with anthologies of multiple authors before, but this one was really good. Being a Jew who loves fantasy, it's awesome to have a book full of fantasy that centers Jewish characters (well... mostly? There was one story where I couldn't find any connection to Judaism and I don't know what was up with that. Neil Gaiman explain yourself).
My favorite stories:
Geddarien by Rose Lemberg, a devastating and beautiful story of a Jewish musician in a ghetto during the Holocaust who plays music for a dancing city.
The Dybbuk in Love by Sonya Taafe, a gorgeously-written tale about exactly what the title says.
Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel by Peter S. Beage, in which a grumpy Jewish painter is unimpressed by the literal actual angel who appears in his studio.
Semaphore by Alex Irvine, about a boy struggling to come to terms with his brother's death by absorbing words and etymology.
And those are just the ones I rated five stars. I absolutely recommend this book if you've always wanted more Jews in your fantasy books.