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Hex

Jenni Fagan

3.87 AVERAGE

katja98's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

a haunting and beautifully written retelling of the Scottish witch trials

isabellajay_books's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lonmys's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pepper_bookworm's review against another edition

3.75

dark inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rion_'s review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

"La voz de una mujer es una maldición. Tiene que aprender a ensalzar siempre a los hombres. Si no lo hace es una amenaza. Una zorra demoníaca, una bruja, así lo dicen todos y también la ley. Así lo dicen el rey y sus guardias. Así lo dicen los pinchadores de brujas y sus sádicos amigos. Así lo dicen los maridos, los que odian, las esposas, las hijas, los temerosos de Dios: los demonios siempre intentan matar a toda esa gente, por eso lo saben bien. Así lo dice el verdugo que duerme con la Biblia en la mano."

ibrumfie's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

stravaiger's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

A incredibly sad, angry, and intriguing book that stays with you long after you've put it down. There is so much (justified!) anger in the writing, and I kept thinking about many of the topics long after I'd finished the book. For such a short novel, it perfectly captures many of the barriers and injustices that women face within a patriarchal society as well as their need to create spaces of sisterhood entirely independent of men.
Reading this while physically being in the near-exact location of Geillis Duncan's jail cell and execution site while also personally participating in a modern-day court case has made for even more apt reading.

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