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A review by readwithev
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
4.0
Overall I would recommend this book and plan to read the sequel.
- Like the multiple 3rd person perspectives. it magnifies the feelings of loneliness and isolation each character feels, how their situations make them feel trapped at times.
- I did feel a bit confused by Schaalman’s growing obsession with the golem’s survival in America. Perhaps, because he put so much effort in crafting her, he couldn’t stop dwelling on it. Perhaps, by crafting a creature, he felt that he was playing God. He’s been fleeing God most his life too and maybe that weighed on him?
- I loved the depth of each character and how they eventually tied into each other.
- I enjoyed the Jinni and the Golem’s contrasting natures.
- Like the multiple 3rd person perspectives. it magnifies the feelings of loneliness and isolation each character feels, how their situations make them feel trapped at times.
- I did feel a bit confused by Schaalman’s growing obsession with the golem’s survival in America. Perhaps, because he put so much effort in crafting her, he couldn’t stop dwelling on it. Perhaps, by crafting a creature, he felt that he was playing God. He’s been fleeing God most his life too and maybe that weighed on him?
- I loved the depth of each character and how they eventually tied into each other.
- I enjoyed the Jinni and the Golem’s contrasting natures.