It was especially intriguing to see the way gender roles were approached for these two: the angel was a nonbinary character and preferred the pronoun “it,” and Little Ash was more of a gender fluid character, who often presented as male but easily presented as female as well. They have a unique kind of relationship that changes throughout the story, and we really get to know these two characters-their strengths and weaknesses, and the role that they play in each other’s lives. Right from the start, I couldn’t help but fall in love with the angel and Little Ash. He brought these characters to life and kept me listening and hooked from start to finish. As it turns out, this was chock full of Jewishness, and I absolutely fell in love with this story.ĭonald Corren was the narrator for the audiobook, and he did a fabulous job with this story. So I didn’t really know what I was in for, other than what the summary said. I have the book on my shelf, but I’m sure you know that collecting books and actually reading them are two completely different hobbies. The streets are far from paved with gold. Corrupt officials, cruel mob bosses, murderers, poverty. Medical exams (and demons) at Ellis Island. But there are obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they’ve left behind.
When one of those young emigrants goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her.Īlong the way the angel and demon encounter humans in need of their help, including Rose Cohen, whose best friend (and the love of her life) has abandoned her to marry a man, and Malke Shulman, whose father died mysteriously on his way to America. The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn’t have a name other than Shtetl).
CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, murder, violence, bloodįor fans of “Good Omens”-a queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure.
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