A review by linneahedvig
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper

4.0

I think I’ve only read this book once before, almost twenty years ago, in September of 2000. Just read it again because after the Greenhallow books I wanted more English magic with green and growing things and seaside towns. My main thoughts on rereading this book is that the whole Light/Dark conflict is not fleshed out at all (at least in this book). It’s very “light is good, dark is bad” with no reasons for it. When Will and Merriman go into the dark ocean to talk to Tethys, Merriman is like “there is no light and no joy here” and after reading The Deep so recently, I’m like “hey! let’s not be so hasty.” Maybe we should think about what the stakes are before we make our good/bad binary. I do love the parts with Jane and the Greenwitch. There is a weird, old magic there.