The Golem and the Jinni

The Golem and the Jinni (2013) by Helene Wecker. An original and fascinating novel, The Golem and the Jinni tells the story of two supernatural creatures who come to turn-of-the-century America by different routes and who eventually meet and form an alliance. A golem is a creature made of clay and animated by a secret combination of words, and in the case of this book the golem is female. A Jinni is a free-flowing creature who inhabits the deserts of the middle east, only in the case of this book the jinni is held in human form by an iron band around his wrist. The adventures of the golem and the jinni in New York City are told with imagination and verve, and this is ultimately a very entertaining (and scary) book. I would recommend this to anyone who likes tales of the supernatural and tales of mythical creatures mixing in with regular people. Grade: A-