The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Aug 10, 2013 Hazel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, kindled

It took a long time to read this book, and still I could have gone on reading it happily. A fascinating read.

Oct 2016 - I 'reread' this book by listening to the audiobook. Still fascinating. I'm so excited to see a sequel is coming! ...more

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Jul 18, 2020 Farhana Faruq rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fantasy

This was a friends recommendation. Excellent novel, I totally enjoyed this one. It's about a jinn (made from fire) and a golem (a creature made from clay and brought to life through dark magic) and their struggles to live in New York among humans. It doesn't make things easier that both the jinn and the golem are bond to a master and a creator.

This is very well written and past the middle point I love the way everything comes together.

Highly recommend this to anyone who's fond of fantasy with a ...more

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Sep 07, 2016 Erica rated it really liked it

Very beautiful writing and complex & interesting characters. I loved this story's setting and mythology, it was extremely enthralling. However, it was a tad slow and confusing at times. Not to mention I wasn't a fan of the ending. But Chava the Golem was a fantastic character to read about. I'm glad I picked this up! ...more

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Oct 12, 2016 MichelleCH rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, favorites, contemporary-fic, kindle, new-york-new-york

Really enjoyed it and felt like I learned even more about the immigrant experience and of other cultures. I've heard the term 'Golem' but never had known exactly what it was or the folklore behind it. Wecker does an excellent job navigating the reader through the story of Chava (the golem) and The Jinni who is from the Syrian desert. Both arrive separately in New York alone and naive to how the world and humans work. By coincidence they meet one night and realize that they much in common; both s ...more

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Jul 16, 2014 marianne rated it liked it

Shelves: bookclub

First things first; I hope someone will turn this wondrous tale into a movie!

I truly loved the idea behind this book; two folkloric characters from two different cultures are catapulted into 19th century New York City where, unbelievably, they one day cross paths. One is made of fire and has lived a rich life across hundreds of years, one is born of wet clay and has just woken up to the world for the first time. Both must figure out this impossible human world they are captive to. Wow! So much p ...more

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