PJ "Vote Green" CoffeyJan 23, 2023

#ABookYouShouldRead

You should read "The Golem and the Djinni" by Helen Wecker.

You should read it because:

- it's very charming in its depiction of 18th Century New York

- It mixes golems and djinn as concepts into a unified whole with thought and sensitivity being all sorts of lovely to semitic peoples

- the themes of being an outsider and finding community are touching.

You will like it if you read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.

#Bookstodon #TheGolemAndTheDjinni #HelenWecker

Show threadjimbodonJan 23, 2023
@Homebrewandhacking this was such a great book. I still think about it from time to time.
Show threadJarulf
@jbonewald @Homebrewandhacking I loved this book as well, a wonderful read. The sequel is good to, but it didn't engage me quite as much as the first one.
Jan 23, 2023 at 6:15pmWeb
Show threadjimbodonJan 23, 2023
@jarulf @Homebrewandhacking agreed.
Show threadDavid Brent 📚Jan 23, 2023
@jarulf @jbonewald @Homebrewandhacking The sequel was definitely lacking some of the heart that was so prominent in the first book, but I still liked it.