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A review by reynaskywalker
When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb
5.0
i won this book in a goodreads giveaway, but had had my eye on it for a while beforehand, and this is absolutely my favorite book of 2022!! i don’t even keep track of these things, i just loved this so much.
good omens is one of my favorite books (i mention because this book was recommended for fans of it, and I wholeheartedly agree), and i will be making room on the shelf where all my favorites are so i can put it up there and reread it forever, because this book just brought me so much joy??
i’ve never read a book for older-than-middle-schoolers with so many jewish themes and characters and such before, because i didn’t know they existed outside of literature about the shoah. i had to close the book periodically and just… feel so so so happy that it exists? when the angels left the old country is just so special to me.
i loved little ash and the angel—especially the angel; this is spoiler-free, but some of its scenes just hit really close to home—their relationship was so good, the fact that they are chevrusas… i loved them both a lot!! and rose was so good too :)
i enjoy that there’s a glossary in the back so you can double-check meanings—i had to look at it a few times, and i’m jewish myself!
i have been looking forward to writing this review since i was less than halfway into the book, and had to stop myself so i could articulate all my feelings properly. this is my one of my favorite books of all time, and i’m so so so happy that i got the chance to read it!!!
good omens is one of my favorite books (i mention because this book was recommended for fans of it, and I wholeheartedly agree), and i will be making room on the shelf where all my favorites are so i can put it up there and reread it forever, because this book just brought me so much joy??
i’ve never read a book for older-than-middle-schoolers with so many jewish themes and characters and such before, because i didn’t know they existed outside of literature about the shoah. i had to close the book periodically and just… feel so so so happy that it exists? when the angels left the old country is just so special to me.
i loved little ash and the angel—especially the angel; this is spoiler-free, but some of its scenes just hit really close to home—their relationship was so good, the fact that they are chevrusas… i loved them both a lot!! and rose was so good too :)
i enjoy that there’s a glossary in the back so you can double-check meanings—i had to look at it a few times, and i’m jewish myself!
i have been looking forward to writing this review since i was less than halfway into the book, and had to stop myself so i could articulate all my feelings properly. this is my one of my favorite books of all time, and i’m so so so happy that i got the chance to read it!!!