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 There have only been a handful of books in my lifetime of reading, that I've struggled to find the words to describe-to do it justice in my explanation. The Golem and the Jinni is, by far, one of those books. I knew I was walking into something beautifully written, but the magnitude of that beauty was the one thing I couldn't predict, the one thing I was irrevocably changed by. This book seeped into my soul, it revealed to me the treasures that can be found in words, in moments strung together by someone who has taken the care to really know about what she's writing. Helene Wecker outdid herself with the Golem and the Jinni, it is a debut novel that will leave you convinced that some people truly were, born to write. 
 It's the late 18th century, and both a Golem, a creature made of clay, and a Jinni, an ancient being of fire, have found themselves in separate parts of New York City. Each of them have been taken under the guidance and care of two lonely souls, and are forced to make sense of a life that they were not initially destined for. I almost feel as though the plot line in this book takes backseat to the intricate, and exquisitely rendered atmosphere that Helene Wecker created, but it doesn't, at the same time. Both aspects were what made The Golem and the Jinni one of the most powerful books I have ever read. The story line was made better by the words used to make it something whole, something I could have kept on reading forever. 
 There were so many things in this book worth remembering, so many facts that author gathered with such precision. I am in absolute AWE of the research that Helene Wecker must have poured over, and absorbed, before she sat down to write The Golem and the Jinni (fact: the back of book noted that it took TWO years of research alone, that's amazing!). I want to praise the author in this review, just as much as I'm inclined to praise the beautiful narrative she wrote. I felt each character separately, I slowly read paragraphs that contained descriptions of scenery, of smells, and sounds. I feel like that's exactly how this book was meant to be read: with care. With an appreciation that was first instilled when you were read bedtime stories, and you were transported to worlds that only existed in your dreams. 
 I could write paragraphs upon paragraphs describing the way Wecker's words shone, but she also created a story that is going to be hard to forget, though I can hardly say that I want to. The Golem and the Jinni is a book that I am most proud to have in my possession. It is a book that I will come back to, again and again, a book that I will, from this point on, make sure EVERYONE has had the pleasure of reading. 
 Recommended for Fans of: The Curiosity by Stephen P. Kiernan, Fantasy, Folklore, Mythology, Historical Fiction.