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A review by popgoesbitty
Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
2.0
CWs: graphic physical and verbal abuse, rape
2.5 stars rounded down to 2. What promised to be an exciting piece of feminist historical fiction in the Salem Witch Trials era proved to be an oddly anticlimactic, ridiculously predictable courtroom style drama.
The story had an upsetting amount of physical abuse and rape that felt indulgent and did little to develop the characters or the plot. It just felt gross. Not to mention the cisgender white male author attempted to win feminist brownie points by ending the book with the line, "the Devil can only be a man." *eyeroll*
The 1 additional star it got was due to the intriguing first act of the book. It got me interested but then QUICKLY let me down. The protagonist deserved better.
2.5 stars rounded down to 2. What promised to be an exciting piece of feminist historical fiction in the Salem Witch Trials era proved to be an oddly anticlimactic, ridiculously predictable courtroom style drama.
The story had an upsetting amount of physical abuse and rape that felt indulgent and did little to develop the characters or the plot. It just felt gross. Not to mention the cisgender white male author attempted to win feminist brownie points by ending the book with the line, "the Devil can only be a man." *eyeroll*
The 1 additional star it got was due to the intriguing first act of the book. It got me interested but then QUICKLY let me down. The protagonist deserved better.