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I like reading about this time in history but felt like if I had not already known a lot about the people it would have been hard to follow as closely.
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I am an adult with an MA in history and this ya graphic novel was harder to follow than some academic publications I’ve read
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I liked the ambition of this project, but I found it a little tricky to follow the narrative. It was particularly confusing how seemingly easy it was for the "afflicted," the purported victims of witchcraft, to accuse other townspeople. The events themselves are just so nonsensical, with such an environment of paranoia, that perhaps there is no way to understand events much later. I am skeptical of all things supernatural, so that made it tougher to get into the mindset of 17th Century religious fanatics.
The story does do a good job of illuminating how people got railroaded in this literal witch hunt. The author also showed how for many individuals, the outcome was better if they made a "confession" of being a witch and then testifying against others. The victims were often the outsiders of the community, such as widows, the poor, the indentured, and enslaved people. This book also has made me interested in trying to watch or read [a:Arthur Miller|8120|Arthur Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1201186455p2/8120.jpg]'s [b:The Crucible|17250|The Crucible|Arthur Miller|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547467608l/17250._SX50_.jpg|1426723].
I am slightly surprised how most libraries in my consortium catalog this as either teen/young adult or juvenile. The plot seems complicated enough that I would have thought it might be put in adult, but perhaps steering it to a younger audience gets it read more.
The story does do a good job of illuminating how people got railroaded in this literal witch hunt. The author also showed how for many individuals, the outcome was better if they made a "confession" of being a witch and then testifying against others. The victims were often the outsiders of the community, such as widows, the poor, the indentured, and enslaved people. This book also has made me interested in trying to watch or read [a:Arthur Miller|8120|Arthur Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1201186455p2/8120.jpg]'s [b:The Crucible|17250|The Crucible|Arthur Miller|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547467608l/17250._SX50_.jpg|1426723].
I am slightly surprised how most libraries in my consortium catalog this as either teen/young adult or juvenile. The plot seems complicated enough that I would have thought it might be put in adult, but perhaps steering it to a younger audience gets it read more.
A graphic novel summarizing how the Salem witch-hunt hysteria started, unfolded, and ended. Chapters are divided with short (2-6 page) sections of text discussing background and context. It gives a good picture of the main accusers, several of the accused, and some of the prosecutors and men in power, including the skeptics and the complicit.
Some parts are a bit text-heavy, but it is an interesting read from a historical perspective, and rage-inducing at several points ("Why that little mean-girl *expletive*...!"). I found it especially interesting to see how/why the trials finally ended, something that you generally don't hear about as much. Lots of food for discussion here, and relevance in light of various modern-day moral hypes/hysterias.
Content concerns: religious extremism, some domestic violence (not on-screen, but mention of children/servants being whipped), slavery, unjust imprisonment/executions (hangings and one pressing, not graphically shown), bullying/peer pressure; no swearing, no nudity/sexuality, no drugs, no drunkenness
Some parts are a bit text-heavy, but it is an interesting read from a historical perspective, and rage-inducing at several points ("Why that little mean-girl *expletive*...!"). I found it especially interesting to see how/why the trials finally ended, something that you generally don't hear about as much. Lots of food for discussion here, and relevance in light of various modern-day moral hypes/hysterias.
Content concerns: religious extremism, some domestic violence (not on-screen, but mention of children/servants being whipped), slavery, unjust imprisonment/executions (hangings and one pressing, not graphically shown), bullying/peer pressure; no swearing, no nudity/sexuality, no drugs, no drunkenness
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SUUUUPER text heavy. Very information dense. I went in expecting a graphic novel with a more even ratio of text to images so I think that expectation soured my experience. I had a hard time differentiating characters, the story includes a LOT of people and I was hoping that a graphic novel would help to keep track of who's who, but it felt even more confusing at points.
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