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The Golem and the Jinni
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
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Start date
December 1, 2013
Finish date
December 31, 2013
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Brian
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For our December Group Read

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Lindsay
Jan 07, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 4stars, fantasy, kindle, book-challenge-2015, read-in-2015
3.5 stars
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Melanie
Oct 04, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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I loved this book and I didn't want it to end. It is a historical fiction fantasy novel where a Golem and a Jinni happen to meet in the turn of the century New York. Being the only two creatures to understand their own struggles with day to day human life they strike up a friendship. When their past mistakes come back to haunt them they must find a way to fight together for their own futures. The pacing of the novel is deliberately slow. I can see how some people could get bored if they were not ...more
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Maria
Sep 09, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Lulu
Dec 23, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Jul 17, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 29, 2014 rated it really liked it
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May 26, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Aug 04, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Veronica
May 06, 2015 rated it really liked it
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Jul 04, 2018 marked it as to-read
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