pickI love what Hoffman has done here, weaving true events into a gripping and devastating historical fiction from the perspective of 4 women at Masada in 70 CE, as the fortification of Jewish rebels is surrounded by a Roman legion, not long after the Second Temple is destroyed in Jerusalem.
Jewish fiction that is not set during the Holocaust is SO rare, and I am here for it. Although some Jewish romance or contemporary fare would be nice too!
alisiakae My pick for #booked2021 #JewishAuthor @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage also #pop21 #samezodiacsign @BarbaraBB @KarenUK @Megabooks @Kalalalatja AND #readingasia2021 #israel @Librarybelle Haven‘t had a triple whammy for my challenges in a while! 3y
KarenUK Nice triple dip! 💕📚 3y
Librarybelle Hooray for the triple whammy! 3y
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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards You may or may not be interested in Tell Me How This Ends Well, about a Jewish family figuring out what to do about their overbearing patriarch in a near-future realistic setting.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Tell Me How This Ends Wellalisiakae @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards that one sounds interesting! 3y
GondorGirl Rachael Lynne Solomon is a Jewish contemporary author who does some really charming romance. I've read and enjoyed both her YA and adult books. 3y
ScientistSam I agree, it's so hard to find! I liked Spinning Silver (fantasy, loosely based on medieval Eastern Europe with a primary Jewish character) and I read a historical romance short story by Rose Lerner in an anthology of US Revolutionary War romance. I have to say Spinning Silver blew my mind. I didn't realize I was searching for Jewish characters until I read one. 3y
Cinfhen Wonderful review and interesting observation!! The Golem and the Jinni and it‘s sequel is a cool blend of fantasy and romance with Jewish characters. Also JSF book was HILARIOUS and a contemporary Jewish anti- love storyHere I Am: A Novel 3y
Here I Am: A NovelCinfhen I probably have lots more to recommend but I‘m drawing a blank. Jamie Attenberg writes Jewish characters and this was another loosely based HF which I enjoyedThe Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street Free Preview (The First 3 Chapters): A Novel 3y
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street Free Preview (The First 3 Chapters): A NovelRuthiella Anything by Michael Chabon. 3y
Clare-Dragonfly Have you read anything by Shira Glassman? I haven‘t 😆 but I know she writes queer Jewish romance! 3y
alisiakae @ScientistSam ooh I didn‘t know Spinning Silver has a Jewish MC, I own that book but haven‘t read it yet. @Cinfhen thanks for the recs! 3y
Cinfhen I‘m also intrigued bySpinning Silver 3y
Spinning Silver
