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Sorcières : La puissance invaincue des femmes by Mona Chollet
3 reviews
moraina's review against another edition
3.5
That being said, this book was an absolute slough to get through. With many references to magazines, movies, and books that I’d rarely heard of, I struggled to understand the illustrated point for much of the book. This book is also translated from French, so many of these references are probably quite relevant to French culture, but totally lost on an American reader. She did reference many American movies and authors as well, but many were from the 1980s or earlier, so again lost on a 25-year-old reader that doesn’t have an academic background on this subject.
Additionally, I did take issue with huge parts of the book being quotes from other works. My lack of understanding the references aside, I wanted to hear more of the author’s viewpoints or summaries of these works, rather than read paragraphs of quotations. It just felt like it really slowed the book down, and made it difficult to follow the structure and connections she was making between sections. I also agree with other reviews saying that there definitely is not a ton of information to learn about witch trials themselves, it’s more about why the witches of the past were treated the way they were, and how that has persisted in modern society.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Racism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Antisemitism, Classism, and Colonisation
Trigger warnings aren’t necessarily graphic descriptions in this book, but are talked about in the context of and comparing to feminist issues and historical events.morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Sexual content, Abortion, Miscarriage, Cultural appropriation, and Physical abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Racism, Incest, and Lesbophobia
Discussion also includes ageism and age gaps along with instances of offensive language.mariebrunelm's review
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual violence