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A review by cityofstarlight
The Witch Family by Eleanor Estes
4.0
the only book i ever re-read more than once as a kid <3. one of my favorites ever & really charming story (except the subtle backdrop of imperialism* you can't help but notice when you're older T_T)
* here are a couple points in the story that are part of that imperialist backdrop in my opinion (minor spoilers):
- both main characters, Amy and Clarissa being white and blond, and Clarissa, who was born in France, mentioning multiple times that her grandmother lives in Tangiers. *sigh* i mean this book was published only 4 years after Morocco gained independence from France so I guess this is historically accurate, but man. even my favorite escapist book from childhood about mermaids, magic, and witches has to heavily imply the french colonization of North Africa
* here are a couple points in the story that are part of that imperialist backdrop in my opinion (minor spoilers):
Spoiler
- both main characters, Amy and Clarissa being white and blond, and Clarissa, who was born in France, mentioning multiple times that her grandmother lives in Tangiers. *sigh* i mean this book was published only 4 years after Morocco gained independence from France so I guess this is historically accurate, but man. even my favorite escapist book from childhood about mermaids, magic, and witches has to heavily imply the french colonization of North Africa