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The Golem and the Jinni
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We all have a Golem and a Jinni inside us...and a lot of us have been socialized only to listen to our in…more

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Katie
Jan 02, 2025 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Maybe I'm just dead inside (likely), but this did nothing for me. Objectively, this book was fine. The prose is serviceable but not notable. Its mythology/premise was interesting, but not explored enough, especially from the religious angle, which felt superficial from both the golem and the jinni perspectives. It invokes turn of the century NY, but doesn't make it feel it feel real or lived in (which begs the question, why set it in that period if you're not going to do anything with it?). The ...more
Lisa
Jul 08, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Desynchronosis
May 21, 2016 rated it it was ok
Lydia
Jan 09, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Feb 11, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Apr 06, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Feb 15, 2024 marked it as to-read
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