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Helene Wecker: The Golem and the Jinni (2013, Harper) 4 stars

Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced …

Review of 'Golem and the Jinni' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Stellar historical fiction following two supernatural characters as they find their way to sustainable lives in immigration-era New York City. This is a great character story, filled with little vignettes that deepen the reader's understanding of everyone we see in the book. The flashbacks are well-defined, the two primary threads weave together inevitably without seeming overly contrived, and the denouement is masterfully paced. Definitely makes the list of my best reads of 2017.