The Dyke and the Dybbuk

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Summary: not bad, not bad...
Review: considering this is my first delve into lesbian and jewish literature, i was quite impressed. the book gave a whole new outlook on evil spirits and demons and gave jewish lesbians an interesting perspective. the only reason the book didnt get 5/5 stars from me is that the ending could've been a little stronger. other than that, the book was wonderful!

Rating:
Summary: not bad, not bad...
Review: considering this is my first delve into lesbian and jewish literature, i was quite impressed. the book gave a whole new outlook on evil spirits and demons and gave jewish lesbians an interesting perspective. the only reason the book didnt get 5/5 stars from me is that the ending could've been a little stronger. other than that, the book was wonderful!

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Summary: Jewish folklore aspect is inaccurate but fun anyway.
Review: I liked this book. I liked Rainbow, I liked Kokos, I liked this book. Parts of it tended to be a little over the top (I was disappointed by the ending, which didn't satisfy me), but the sheer idea of Hell being bought out by the Japanese was worth it. Read this just for the sheer joy of Hell as a beaurocracy.

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Summary: Jewish dyke fiction. How can you say no?
Review: I liked this book. I liked Rainbow, I liked Kokos, I liked this book. Parts of it tended to be a little over the top (I was disappointed by the ending, which didn't satisfy me), but the sheer idea of Hell being bought out by the Japanese was worth it. Read this just for the sheer joy of Hell as a beaurocracy.

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Summary: Jewish folklore aspect is inaccurate but fun anyway.
Review: I read this book excited by the idea of contemporary feminist Jewish folklore. I expected a kind of lesbian retake of the Jewish classic folktale "The Dybuk". Though the story is funny, it fails as modern folklore because the author has confused her folklore archtypes. A dybuk is the tormented spirit of person who died usually under strange circumstances. The souls of these dead posses a living person. Kokos, the "dybuk" in this story is really a demon, like her lover Lilith. Demons occupy a separate place in Jewish folklore. Too bad, the story would have been that much better if the author had gotten her folklore characters right.

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Summary: Nifty little book
Review: You don't need to be a Jewish lesbian to enjoy the strong female characters [Gay sex is kept to a descriptive minimum] and the spin on jewish mysticism and folklore that is presented in this book. Who would take offense to corporate politics displacing Sheol or the dybbuk's attempts to modernize haunting in the 21st century? The dybbuk comments on the holocaust are priceless as is the sly treatment of evil and the afterlife in the book. Very Jewish! By the way, I will never look at the Hasidim the same way again...