#Gavriel Savit

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Anna e o Homem das Andorinhas

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Noah's Spring Jewish Book Review

this isn't gonna become a regular thing, don't worry. I just need to gush some about these books. I'm gonna keep the reviews short too because who's got that kind of time!

So far I've read 4 Jewish novels this spring and I'm working on a fifth. We'll go in chronological order

1. Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

~ Two estranged siblings, Isaac and Bellatine Yaga—the grandchildren of the famous Baba Yaga—inherit their ancestor's chicken-footed house. They travel the country putting on puppet shows and exploring their own mysterious abilities, all the while trying to escape from a threatening figure known only as the Longshadow Man, as well as their own pasts. History relives itself in a book filled with magic and mystery ~

This book was so damn good. Every other sentence is tattoo-worthy and hits you like a sack of bricks. The characters feel so real and raw while also managing to fill out their respective roles with a sense of poetry. The book has a supporting cast of memorable characters and a sense of real danger throughout. Every so often the house will interject in a way that reminds me so much of my bubbe (עליה השלום). I've read reviews that said it dragged on a bit in the second act but I was enraptured the entire way through. It's also pretty gay, which I always appreciate. 10/10

2. When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

~ An angle and a demon—best friends for 200 years—set out from their tiny Pale shtetl to America in search of a girl who hasn't been heard from. They're accompanied by Rosie, a spunky and fire-spirited girl from their shtetl desperate to get away and have an adventure in the far-off West ~

No book has made me feel quite so seen as this one. As someone who grew up Orthodox there's virtually no representation for people like me. The majority of Orthodox characters in media are trying to get away. None of them love it quite so much as I do, as much as the characters in this book do. From Little Ash tucking his peyot behind his ears like my older brothers used to to the angel waking up to daven shacharit. Sacha Lamb takes the brave stance of "what if Jewish theology is real, actually" and it shines on every page. The writing effortlessly intertwines spirituality and reverence with a classic Yiddish folktale. It's also pretty gay. 10/10

3. From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos

Hannah, the descendant of the famed Rabbi Yehuda Loew, wakes up one morning to find herself transformed, her eyes turning to yellow slits. Her mother seems to blame herself without explaining why, and soon after disappears. After receiving a mysterious letter, Hannah and her adopted brother Gabe travel to upstate New York to meet their mother's family, to learn the secrets of her past, and of their own lineage ~

I'll start off by saying I'm not sure if I was the target audience for this book. It was good, don't get me wrong, but the writing wasn't to my taste. It was a little... blatant, where I prefer prose to be a bit more subtle. Again, nothing wrong with it, just not my particular thing. I definitely relate to Hannah and Gabe a lot, each in their own way. A lot of the book felt very comforting and familiar to me. The book is equal parts supernatural action and intriguing mystery, and keeps you engrossed til the end. It's also Extremely Gay 7/10

4. The Way Out by Gavriel Savit

~ Yehuda Leib and Bluma set out from their tiny Pale shtetl, each on a mission of the utmost importance. Yehuda Leib is looking for his lost father, and Bluma is running from Death. Navigating the Far Country full of demons, goblins, and angels, the pair fight their way through history and mystery alike, and prepare to make war on Death himself ~

This book. Oh boy this book. Where do I start? This book made me cry several times, which hasn't happened in over 15 years. This book said everything about death I've been feeling since my bubbe passed away (עליה השלום). This book genuinely made me re-think how I view G-d? All that and more in less than 400 pages. This book harmonized with my soul. This book changed who I am as a person. This book made me crumble to dust and then built me back up from scratch. 10/10

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MBTI fiction writers

Unfortunately, though for obvious reasons, I’m constrained by my own reading habits, so if you have any suggestions for underrepresented types here, please let me know and thanks for the ones that I’ve already received!

INTJ

Margaret Atwood

Joyce Carol Oates

Tom Rachman

ENTJ

Markus Zusak

Hank Green

Gillian Flynn 

Bernardine Evaristo 

Lois Lowry

Ruth Ozeki

INTP

Kai Meyer (interview is in German)

Neil Gaiman

J. R. R. Tolkien

ENTP

David Mitchell

Philip Pullman

John Green

Terry Pratchett

Douglas Adams

Jonathan Safran Foer

Lauren Oliver

Brandon Sanderson

Patrick Rothfuss 

Michael Ende (interview is in German)

Mariana Leky (interview is in German)

Frank Herbert

Aldous Huxley

Matt Haig

Ta-Nehisi Coates

INFJ

Rohinton Mistry

Audrey Magee

Jenny Erpenbeck (interview is in German)

ENFJ

Eleanor Catton

Alissa York

INFP

Wolfgang Koeppen (interview is in German)

Helen Oyeyemi

ENFP

Gavriel Savit

Maggie Stiefvater

Jan Philipp Zymny (interview is in German)

Stephen Chbosky

Daniel Handler

Rick Riordan

Christopher Paolini

George R. R. Martin

V. E. Schwab

Jenny-Mai Nuyen (interview is in German)

ISTJ

Astrid Lindgren

Ken Follet

Elizabeth Nunez

ESTJ

Kerstin Gier (interview is in German)

Cornelia Funke 

John Boyne

Maja Lunde

Sebastian Fitzek (interview is in German)

ISFJ

Anna Burns 

Lucinda Riley 

Jack Livings

ESFJ

Tomi Adeyemi

Victoria Aveyard

Suzanne Collins 

Raquel J. Palacio

Jojo Moyes 

Ursula K. Le Guin

Rosamunde Pilcher 

Rebecca Gablé (interview is in German)

Kirsten Boie (interview is in German)

ISTP

Jhumpa Lahiri

John Irving

Erich Kästner (interview is in German)

James Dashner 

Fredrik Backman 

ESTP

Leigh Bardugo

Sabaa Tahir

Paulo Coelho

Stephen King

Jonas Jonasson

Jussi Adler-Olsen

Erich Maria Remarque (interview is in German)

ISFP

Fatima Farheen Mirza 

Tash Aw

Andreas Izquierdo (interview is in German)

Antoine Laurain 

ESFP

Adam Silvera

Nicholas Sparks 

Cecelia Ahern

[a-r-i-l]

The Way Back by Gavriel Savit!! (YA historical fantasy with two protags that you switch between)

Let me know if anyone wants a list of Jewish fantasy novels

[toopunkrockforshul]

Finally finished the last book for full blackout for 2023 bingo!

All hard mode except the robots one because I wasn't sure going in what role the robot would play. I don't think I can in good conscious claim that he was a protagonist though.

5 star reads (in order of prompt number):

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink

Full details below the cut:

Title with a Title (Hard Mode: Not a title of royalty) A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark - 4 stars

Superheroes (Hard Mode: Not related to DC or Marvel) Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro - 4 stars

Bottom of the TBR (Hard Mode: None, its already hard enough) Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater - 4.75

tars

Magical Realism or Literary Fantasy (Hard Mode: Not one of the books in the Magic Realism recs thread) Uncommon Charm by Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver - 4 stars

Young Adult (Hard Mode: Published in the last 5 years) The Way Back by Gavriel Savit - 4.75 stars

Mundane Jobs (Hard Mode: Does not take place on Earth) Mindtouch by M.C.A Hogarth - 4.75 stars

Published in the 00s (Hard Mode: Not in the top 30 of r/Fantasy best of 2023 list) Sunshine by Robin McKinley - 5 stars

Angels and Demons (Hard Mode: Protagonist is an angel or a demon) When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb - 5 stars

5 SFF Short Stories (Hard Mode: Read an entire SFF anthology or collection) Love After the End:An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead - 4 stars

Horror (Hard Mode: Not Stephen King or H.P. Lovecraft): The Voice of the Blood by Jemiah Jefferson - 4.75 stars

Self-published or Indie Publisher (Hard Mode: self pub and has fewer than 100 ratings) The Dying of the Golden Day by Carrie Gessner - 3.75 stars

Set in the Middle East/Middle Eastern SFF (Hard Mode: Author is of Middle Eastern heritage) The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia - 4.5 stars

Published in 2023 (Hard Mode: Debut novel) Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh - 5 stars

Multiverse and Alternative Realities (Hard Mode: Characters do not walk through a literal door in order to get to another world) The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan - 5 stars

POC Author (Hard Mode: Takes place in a futuristic, sci-fi world) Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee - 4.25 stars

Bookclub or Readalong Book (Hard Mode: read as part of a bookclub and participate in the discussion) Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 2 stars

Novella (Hard Mode: Novella is not published by Tordotcom Publishing) The Seep by Chana Porter - 4.75 stars

Mythical Beasts (Hard Mode: No dragons or dragon-like creatures) Drink Slay Love by Sarah Beth Durst - 3.5 stars

Elemental Magic (Hard Mode: Not V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic series or Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series) The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards - 4.75 stars

Myths and Retellings (Hard Mode: Not Greek or Roman mythology) The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie - 4.25 stars

Queernorm Setting (Hard Mode: Not a futuristic setting) The Door into Shadow by Diane Duane - 4.25 stars

Coastal or Island Setting (Hard Mode: The book also features sea-faring) The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty - 4 stars

Druids (Hard Mode: Not The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne) The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach - 4.5 stars

Featuring Robots (Hard Mode: Robot is the protagonist) He, She and It by Marge Piercy - 3.5 stars

Sequel (Hard Mode: Book 3 or on in the series) The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink - 5 stars

[aroaessidhe]

Ohh, if you’re interested in books with qpr vibes I gotta suggest The Way Back by Gavriel Savit!! It’s a pretty amazing story (I say this knowing I’m very biased), and it follows a girl and boy as they travel through this one magical night together. I don’t want to spoil the end, so I’ll just say they’ve pair bonded and should not be separated

ok interesting! my library has it perhaps I will read it soon!

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Gavriel Savit

Anonymous asked:

Gavriel Savit?

[anonymousdandelion]

Darn it, I can't believe you suggested When the Angels Left the Old Country before I could suggest When the Angels Left the Old Country! ;)

That said, The Way Back, by Gavriel Savit, is another excellent Jewish fantasy novel that I highly recommend. Everything about it — the story, the writing style, the Jewishness — is so very good.

Jews of Tumblr, what do you think a piece of media with good Jewish representation?

I really loved the book When The Angels Left The Old Country. It had Jewish Joy, while also addressing antisemitism, and was so wonderfully written. The author's love of their Jewish heritage could be found in each page.

By "media" I mean literally anything, whether it be a song, book, poem, movie, show, etc.

Goyim, do not respond. Those in the conversion process are welcome.

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— Não diga que entende a não ser que entenda de fato.

Anna e o Homem das Andorinhas

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Eu não sei tudo, meu bem. E tampouco quero saber. Não acho que seria muito agradável. [...] o conhecimento também é uma espécie de morte. Uma pergunta detém todo o potencial do universo vivo em seu interior. Da mesma maneira, um bocado de conhecimento é inerte e estéril. As perguntas, Anna, são muito mais valiosas do que as respostas, e também provocam muito menos destruição à sua frente. Se você continuar a buscar perguntas, não poderá se perder do caminho certo. 

Anna e o Homem das Andorinhas, Gavriel Savit

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12/10 Book Deals

Good morning, everyone! How are you all today? It’s been quite a week for me, which is why I’ve been a bit lacking in posting at all this week, but hopefully I’ll get some more time coming up. :) I hope you’re all hanging in there!

Today there are a ton of really strong books up on sale today, so definitely check those out! I have personally read and enjoyed Ghosts of Harvard an Early Riser (Jasper Fforde is always amazing!) and there are quite a few others I’ve been hearing great things about. :) Have you read any of these?? The covers are all so colorful today also!

Anyway, I hope you all have a truly wonderful (and as relaxing as possible) day! And happy reading! :)

Here is the link to find resources on how you can help out with the BLM movement! Keep the momentum going!

Today’s Deals:

Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella - https://amzn.to/3m76CKU

Early Riser by Jasper Fforde - https://amzn.to/2JJHBsp

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone - https://amzn.to/3gCWqsv

The Way Back by Gavriel Savit - https://amzn.to/3qN0ElW

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye - https://amzn.to/37XEogW

Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins - https://amzn.to/2JREEWC

Grand Union: Stories by Zadie Smith - https://amzn.to/39VYXNe

Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson - https://amzn.to/2LlhyYJ

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour - https://amzn.to/3m4LzJ7

One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus - https://amzn.to/2K7gPtE

Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld - https://amzn.to/2W3p2la

Beach Read by Emily Henry -  https://amzn.to/3a5581H

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk - https://amzn.to/2Lq0Qri

Deacon King Kong by James McBride - https://amzn.to/2JJHaON

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare - https://amzn.to/2VXZE0p

Agency by William Gibson - https://amzn.to/3gy7xD7

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams - https://amzn.to/2IEJAxw  

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie - https://amzn.to/2W32MYU

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera - https://amzn.to/372BPe8

The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez - https://amzn.to/2W1snBo

Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates Jr. - https://amzn.to/2W2HlXK

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[roguelibrarian]

Did someone say book recs?? Because I have some! This is all YA because that's what I write, so it's a lot of what I read.

Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit - One of my favorites. Centers on a girl named Anna who is 7 at the beginning of the book but grows up throughout the story. Her father is arrested by the Nazis and a mysterious drifter takes her under his wing and teaches her to survive on her own.

The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann - Another favorite. Coming-of-age story about four girls in an early 20th century institution. This one is really heavy but it's so worth it.

Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys - This one is bleak but good. It centers on 15-year-old Lina, whose family is sent to a labor camp in Siberia in 1941.

Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith - Yet another coming-of-age story (oops, turns out this list has a theme) about a mixed girl who pretends to be white so she can join the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.

A Faraway Island by Annika Thor - First in a four-part series, originally written in Swedish. Two Jewish sisters escape from Austria to Sweden, where they end up separated and living with Swedish Christian foster families on a remote island.

Girls Like Us by Randi Pink - Story of four teenage girls dealing with unplanned pregnancies in 1972 America.

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby - Another coming-of-age story, but with ghosts this time! Set in my beloved Chicago during World War II. Loosely based on the life of the author's mother-in-law, it's the story of two sisters who grow up in an orphanage because their dad doesn't want them, as told through the eyes of a ghost who's been watching them grow up.

Do you have any historical fiction book recs?

I don’t read a lot of historical fiction, so the majority of this list will compromise YA histfic from the late 90s/early 00s.

The early Dear America and Royal Diaries books were pretty foundational for me, and I still go back to reread them. Carolyn Meyer(s?) wrote some great histfic along the lines of Royal Diaries. Jane Yolen’s The Queen’s Own Fool is excellent, and of course, we stan Number the Stars. And none for Philippa Gregory byeeeee.

As for contemporary titles, the Maisie Dobbs books are 💯💯. They take place between the 1920s and 1940s, brilliant lady detective, excellent period detail. Also, the book that’s made like, the biggest impression on me since 2016 is Jerusalem by Alan Moore. It’s kind of hard to even describe what that book is about, but it’s MAGNIFICENT and has several long sections that deal with English class and racial history, and also Oliver Cromwell. I also enjoyed the first three books of the Outlander series.

Oh, and I love The Red Tent, (it gives Mists of Avalon but Genesis instead of Arthurian) tho that might be Hebrew Bible fanfic* as opposed to histfic.

Anyway, there are a lot of folks here who I’m sure will chime in with more current and diverse recs, so don’t forget to check the notes 🙂

ETA: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

*id actually argue that all histfic is fanfic, but im not hating.

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Congratulations to all those on the National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature! 

[2020ya]

THE WAY BACK

by Gavriel Savit

(Knopf, 11/17/20)

9781984894625

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Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons. For the Jews of Eastern Europe, demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, harrowing the dead, even reaching out to try and steal away the living. But the demons have a land of their own: a Far Country peopled with the souls of the transient dead, governed by demonic dukes, barons, and earls. When the Angel of Death comes strolling through the little shtetl of Tupik one night, two young people will be sent spinning off on a journey through the Far Country. There they will make pacts with ancient demons, declare war on Death himself, and maybe-- just maybe--find a way to make it back alive. Drawing inspiration from the Jewish folk tradition, The Way Back is a dark adventure sure to captivate readers of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust.

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La strada del ritorno | Gavriel Savit

La strada del ritorno | Gavriel Savit

Nel remoto villaggio di Tupik c’è grande fermento: il Rebbe della vicina Zubinsk ha annunciato che il matrimonio di sua nipote sarà aperto a chiunque voglia partecipare. Il che significa, purtroppo, che quel giorno anche i demoni e le creature che abitano il Regno Lontano avranno la possibilità di varcare il confine. Gli unici che rimarrebbero volentieri a casa sono Yehuda Leib, che possiede un…

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The 49 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in December 2020

The 49 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in December 2020

Here is the list of the 49 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in December 2020. The image above contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon; the “on this site” links to the book’s page on this site. Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack (on this site) The Arab and Jewish Questions: Geographies of Engagement in Palestine and Beyond by Bashir…