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A review by tormerritt
In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This title and gorgeous cover called to me and had been on my radar for quite a while! I received the audiobook, narrated by Carmen Maria Machado (forward), and Alix Dunmore. Beautifully narrated, this book is an analysis of the misogyny that has existed from the witch hunts to today. The author, Mona Chollet, gives a wonderfully written and well researched account. Although, this does not go in depth about the witch hunts, Chollet starts with the unjustified murdering of single women who were labeled as witches.
I absolutely loved the examples of oppression and misogyny against women in everyday media such as literature, film/television, and art. As well as Chollet's inclusive and thought provoking views on motherhood and pregnancy. I would highly reccomend this to any woman or man! I think understanding the origins and even the most subtle misogyny within the media we consume on a daily basis is absolutely important.
Thank you to NetGalley, MacMillan Audio, and Mona Chollet for the audiobook ARC. All opinions are my own.
I absolutely loved the examples of oppression and misogyny against women in everyday media such as literature, film/television, and art. As well as Chollet's inclusive and thought provoking views on motherhood and pregnancy. I would highly reccomend this to any woman or man! I think understanding the origins and even the most subtle misogyny within the media we consume on a daily basis is absolutely important.
Thank you to NetGalley, MacMillan Audio, and Mona Chollet for the audiobook ARC. All opinions are my own.