Reviews - Czarownice. Niezwyciężona siła kobiet

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Czarownice. Niezwyciężona siła kobiet

The title teases an interesting conversation about the history of witch trials and how these affected women nowadays. However, the most talk about witches you get is in the introduction, then the book kind of forgets about it and goes on insinuating that to be a proper feminist you should be single and childless.
The topics moved by the author are important. However, I think the way they are presented is very one note. It feels more like a personal, very opinioned rant than a properly discussed topic, which in turn makes the chapters feel very long and, unfortunately, repetitive. And suggesting that regular checkups at gynaecologists aren't needed totally lost me...
If you are new to feminism maybe this is the book that could introduce you to some new themes. However, if you are looking for something that focuses on the history of witch hunts and how it relates to present times, I don't think you will find here

katdelf's review against another edition

3.0

While very readable, and with some interesting parts, the introduction was the only part of the book that actually achieved what the author set out to do: draw the connections between modern day feminism & oppression of women and their roots in the witch hunts. The rest of the book was basically a long list of examples of misogyny and the people who have been publicly for or against sexism.