A review by sbunyan
Le Golem d'Hollywood by Jesse Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman
3.0
I have read all the Jonathan Kellerman books, most of the Faye Kellerman books, but none of the son, Jesse Kellerman book so I was looking forward to this father son collaboration.
The book is two stories, one a police procedural in current time about a cold case murder investigation and the other set in biblical times, telling the story of Adam's and Eve's daughter who leaves the home they made after the eviction from The Garden.
Both stories are intricate and interesting and the two stories converge in the end. But I was left unsatisfied by both stories. I don't know if the authors meant to be mysterious and leave the reader questioning but I certainly was left that way.
Jacob Lev is a twice divorced, functioning alcoholic who is assigned to Special Projects to work on a cold case. He is the only really developed character in the book. He is a lapsed Jew (if that is a term) and his father is a rabbi. Lots of Judaism in this story and all of it is interesting.
Ashram is the daughter of Adam and Eve who follows Cain after he kills Abel, embarking on a fantasy voyage through the ages.
Both stories are interesting and held my attention. But there was just too much fantasy for me. Someone compared it to Stephen King but I think if the book had been more King like, I would have liked it better.
One review says "Jewish mysticism, detective fiction, psychological complexities, and one of the oldest biblical tales bind together for a story that has no easy answers and eschews the neat ending of genre fiction. "
I guess I wanted the neat ending. Or at least some kind of answer.
The book is two stories, one a police procedural in current time about a cold case murder investigation and the other set in biblical times, telling the story of Adam's and Eve's daughter who leaves the home they made after the eviction from The Garden.
Both stories are intricate and interesting and the two stories converge in the end. But I was left unsatisfied by both stories. I don't know if the authors meant to be mysterious and leave the reader questioning but I certainly was left that way.
Jacob Lev is a twice divorced, functioning alcoholic who is assigned to Special Projects to work on a cold case. He is the only really developed character in the book. He is a lapsed Jew (if that is a term) and his father is a rabbi. Lots of Judaism in this story and all of it is interesting.
Ashram is the daughter of Adam and Eve who follows Cain after he kills Abel, embarking on a fantasy voyage through the ages.
Both stories are interesting and held my attention. But there was just too much fantasy for me. Someone compared it to Stephen King but I think if the book had been more King like, I would have liked it better.
One review says "Jewish mysticism, detective fiction, psychological complexities, and one of the oldest biblical tales bind together for a story that has no easy answers and eschews the neat ending of genre fiction. "
I guess I wanted the neat ending. Or at least some kind of answer.