As the two try to adapt to the temporal world of nineteenth century America, they contend with the question of whether they should accept those natures-destructive tendencies and all-or whether they can find something worth emulating in the fragile, fallible humans they encounter every day. Although they can conjure flame, run faster than trains, and inhabit human minds, their mortal flaws and limitations utterly define them. “We’re our natures, you and I,” says the Golem to the Jinni, and with that, Helene Wecker cracks open the principal question of her debut novel: What does it mean to change our nature? Various elemental forces propel Wecker’s fantastic beings-the Jinni, a wandering, restive spirit made of fire who shirks responsibility for his actions the Golem, a clay creation meant to operate without free will, who longs for stability and kindness.
Review | The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker
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