Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill

5 reviews

georgewhite92's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

Springfield is often overshadowed by Salem when discussing witchcraft in the New World so found this book very important.
The story of what happened to the Parsons is a sobering one which Gaskill does well in bringing to life.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Mental illness, and War

annaki_laila's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

3.0

Some boring moments, some interesting moments. I'm not a usual reader of history books so the depth of detail on the boring bits was both unexpected and unwanted - but it's a thorough description of a moment in time, so I can still see the appeal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Mental illness

rcsreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

"The Ruin of all Witches" was incredibly boring and repetitive, and despite only being 229 pages long, it has felt like the longest book I've ever read.

If you live in Springfield and want a really dry account of the towns founding and early years then this is for you. If you want to read about witch trials or in any way not be bored to tears then give it a miss!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

pwindmill's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-paced

4.0

This was a fascinating and thoroughly well researched read, set in such a way that it was so immersive. 4* only because, at some points, it felt unnecessarily slow, but, for the most part, a brilliant read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Animal death

scarlettoliver's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: War, Racism, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Sexism, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Blood, and Murder