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I doubt that there will ever be ONE Great American Novel. America -- the land, the people, the idea -- is too big and too diverse to be represented by any one book. I do think there are several Great American Novels -- Huckleberry Finn, The Grapes of Wrath,My Antonia, and The Great Gatsby spring immediately to mind -- and I now have a new candidate for that group. Helene Wecker uses the tale of two supernatural beings who find themselves in turn-of-the-20th-century New York City to illuminate th
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I think it was wonderful. :-)
Of course. I gave it 5 stars.
I think Helene Wecker managed to make golems and jinnis well-rounded creatures, without taking anything away from their traditional nature. In fact, I think she explains their traditional nature, without diminishing or what-s-it-called weakening, making it bland or boring, or less dangerous and terrifying.
I love the fact that she uses old traditions, mainly Jewish, that's not that usual in Fantasy.
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Of course. I gave it 5 stars.
I think Helene Wecker managed to make golems and jinnis well-rounded creatures, without taking anything away from their traditional nature. In fact, I think she explains their traditional nature, without diminishing or what-s-it-called weakening, making it bland or boring, or less dangerous and terrifying.
I love the fact that she uses old traditions, mainly Jewish, that's not that usual in Fantasy.
The solution was not the best, though... ...more
This kind of story is WHY I love reading! I fell in and didn't want to climb out. I had a hard time physically putting the book down after I was done with it. Sometimes a story just reaches out and grabs you without being able to explain how or why, and that is what this book did to me. Looking forward to more by this author.
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4.75
Feb 15, 2015
Kathy
marked it as to-read
