Spinning Silver

I loved this book so much and was simply devastated when it was over. It's incredibly refreshing to read about Jews, especially in a semi-historical-though-in-this-case-also-fantastical setting, who are not ashamed of their identities. None of the Jews in this book were trying to assimilate, or become something else simply because they were marginalized by the society around them.

The riffs on fairy tales combined with the themes of self, family, love, and empathy were so moving. I could not put this book down.