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A review by k_wazlib
The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
2.0
I was actually really excited to read this book and am disappointed with how it turned out. The entire way through the book I kept asking myself if everything was really happening. Really, truly I was not impressed.
Jessica, our main character, stumbles upon an ugly newborn kitten and unwillingly finds herself taking care of it. Everything hasn't been going so swell in Jessica's life, what with her mother being away most of the time and her friends abandoning her, so she spends most of her time taking care of this kitten whom she names Worm. However, later on she becomes convinced that Worm is talking to her and making her do horrendous things to other people.
Honestly, I'm still not sure how I feel about the book after having just finished it. Sadly, it was one that I had to push myself to continue reading because I just wasn't sympathizing with the main character or getting into the story. She was clearly troubled, yes, but I still could not find myself granting her much sympathy. At times she sounded completely crazy, and a bit past that of being an overly imaginative child. She was also devious and pretty cruel towards that cat. Therefore, you won't see me throwing any Jessica sympathy parties anytime soon.
While I understand the message that the author was trying to convey, I was still a bit confused with the ending and other happenings. For instance, was the supernatural aspect all made up or was Worm actually a demon? I would love to know. I mean, when the neighbor lady agreed with Jessica about there being a demon, I was almost happy that there was some kind of closure as to the entire situation. The lady even gave a little girl a book as to how to perform an exorcism, so I was expecting some type of excitement. But honestly, who gives a little girl a book about how to perform exorcisms? In the end, this was the one thing that let me down with this book. I desperately wanted to know what the deal was, and we never got any closure. Not with the supernatural aspect or how Jessica's life turned out.
Overall, The Witches of Worm was a tad too disappointing. I feel that I might have liked it better when I was younger and completely obvlious to the story's overall theme. If I could get back into that mentality and could have only read this book for the idea of a demonic cat making a little girl do mean things, then I'm almost positive that I would've enjoyed it more. However, as I cannot do that, I found myself a little sad after having read it. While the writing was fine, the main character was too much for me and the ending left too much open for my liking.
☆☆/5
Recommend?: If you want to read about an angry girl and her strange cat.
Jessica, our main character, stumbles upon an ugly newborn kitten and unwillingly finds herself taking care of it. Everything hasn't been going so swell in Jessica's life, what with her mother being away most of the time and her friends abandoning her, so she spends most of her time taking care of this kitten whom she names Worm. However, later on she becomes convinced that Worm is talking to her and making her do horrendous things to other people.
Honestly, I'm still not sure how I feel about the book after having just finished it. Sadly, it was one that I had to push myself to continue reading because I just wasn't sympathizing with the main character or getting into the story. She was clearly troubled, yes, but I still could not find myself granting her much sympathy. At times she sounded completely crazy, and a bit past that of being an overly imaginative child. She was also devious and pretty cruel towards that cat. Therefore, you won't see me throwing any Jessica sympathy parties anytime soon.
While I understand the message that the author was trying to convey, I was still a bit confused with the ending and other happenings. For instance, was the supernatural aspect all made up or was Worm actually a demon? I would love to know. I mean, when the neighbor lady agreed with Jessica about there being a demon, I was almost happy that there was some kind of closure as to the entire situation. The lady even gave a little girl a book as to how to perform an exorcism, so I was expecting some type of excitement. But honestly, who gives a little girl a book about how to perform exorcisms? In the end, this was the one thing that let me down with this book. I desperately wanted to know what the deal was, and we never got any closure. Not with the supernatural aspect or how Jessica's life turned out.
Overall, The Witches of Worm was a tad too disappointing. I feel that I might have liked it better when I was younger and completely obvlious to the story's overall theme. If I could get back into that mentality and could have only read this book for the idea of a demonic cat making a little girl do mean things, then I'm almost positive that I would've enjoyed it more. However, as I cannot do that, I found myself a little sad after having read it. While the writing was fine, the main character was too much for me and the ending left too much open for my liking.
☆☆/5
Recommend?: If you want to read about an angry girl and her strange cat.