Not a bad book, but not fabulous either. I got it in a souvenir store when visiting Prague, because I'm Jewish and I enjoy myths/legends/historical tales, so it seemed like an interesting find. It was a quick simple read about the legend of the Golem. Probably not worth the money, as similar stories are all over the place, including Wikipedia and whatnot, and there's tons of slight variations to the myth of Golem, so it's not like any one text is better.

In other words, this was a decent read, but don't bother seeking it out. ( )

Bought in a museum in Prague, because I wanted to learn more about the legend of the Golem. I did not really get what I wanted from this book, as there are only two short and vague stories about the Golem.

However, those stories and all the others gave me a real sense of the Jewish Quarter's history, and vastly increased my appreciation and reverence for the things I saw on my trip. So really, it ended up being the book I needed. ( )

A collection of legends and folklore surrounding the Prague Golem, it's creation and the Jews living in Prague. It is made up of a series of short tales in roughly chronological order including tales of the New-Old Sysnagogue, the Quiet Jew and Rabbi Loew who famously created the Golem to save the Jews of Prague.

There are some lovely pen drawings to accompany the tales and it was interesting to read stories from an area I have visited. I was lucky enough to visit the Jewish cemetary on my second trip to Prague and get a photo of Loew's grave as well as visit the New-Old Synagogue. Reading these tales made me want to go back again.

I think the story that most stuck in my mind was that entitled Rabbi Loew and the Rose which tells of the death of Loew. He was quite the inventor making a devide that told him every time the angel of death was near as well as the famous Golem. ( )

The writing is sloppy and the stories uninspired. ( )