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At first look I thought the main charactors name was Clay Frary, did a double take and found it actually said Clary Fray!! Some of my friends might get a kick out of that! It has been awhile since I have enjoyed a book to this magnitude. Exquisitely creative. Clary Fray has her world turned upside down when one night she sees people that nobody else can see kill a guy who she kind of thought was cute. Turns out that they are Shadowhunters - skilled warriors who get to take out demons... and the occausional rogue vampire or werewolf. Then what? Well her mom goes AWOL, the dad stand in abandons her, her best friend Simon tells her he loves her and then he gets turned into a rat. Is that all the important stuff? NO - but it all fits into this really great read.

extremely catchy [though my edition is killing me, with such a small font size!!:] anyway, thinking about the jews as a people has always fascinated me. it's an interesting glimpse into the history of the late 1940s. it made me wonder about truth and history, about interests and humanity. i loved it! loved the language, the plot, the historical stories, everything. i mourned and rejoiced with Dov, and Karen, with Kitty and Barak, everyone, i guess...