So this book made me realize that I enjoy plot driven as opposed to character driven plots. This book focused on the crossing lives and development of Ahmad, the Jinni and Chava, the golem. For most of the book, the pacing was extremely slow. The author took the time fir the reader to really get to know the characters, their motivations, as well as set up w philosophical debate abut how to approach life in relationships with others. It was interesting, but a tad boring. The book didn't pick up until the last quarter of the book. It was the last part that bumped this book from 3 to 4 stars as all the elements finally came together to form direction to an otherwise rambling book. I did like the characters but it just seems stuck in one area with no where to go for the majority of the book. I did enjoy the different elements of mysticism in this book as well.