Honestly folks, I tried. I tried to find something about this book not to like. I didn’t do that to be a negative prig, but because I found myself simply liking this book too much. From the beautiful prose, to the captivating story and adventures, this book absolutely blew me away. I adored every minute of it. I will read it again. I will get my kids to read it. My friends will come to resent me because of my constant badgering of them to read this damn book!
I found it remarkable, that while reading a book of this size, I never became bored. I never longed for a paragraph or chapter would come to its tiresome conclusion. This is a credit to the writing style of Helene Wecker. She is simply wonderful. The story she tells is simply wonderful. A perfect blend of fantasy, involving a golem and a jinni, and real life issues told in a setting of New York City during the turn of the 20th century. The story tells of love, religious doubt, diversity, morality, and struggles of life.
I am not sure if Helene Wecker reaped any literary accolades for her work on The Golem and Jinni, but I can honestly say that if she continues to write like this, she certainly will soon enough.
The Raven Still Beguiling 