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A review by kaceyymair
The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
I loveeeee a good history book, but this was a drag and the timeline jumped around so much it was difficult to keep track.
Sometimes a narrative and line of reasoning only makes sense in your own head, and whilst this was clearly well researched, trying to write up this research in an engaging way can sometimes 1) negate the quality of the work being presented, 2) mean that the actual information does not quite fit the narrative and therefore feel awkward and clunky.
I’m disappointed that I couldn’t get further than this, but I just don’t see the point in pushing further through when one of the comedians on girl historians read it and presented the information on the episodes on the Salem witch trials anyway. So I already know most of what’s in the book.
Sometimes a narrative and line of reasoning only makes sense in your own head, and whilst this was clearly well researched, trying to write up this research in an engaging way can sometimes 1) negate the quality of the work being presented, 2) mean that the actual information does not quite fit the narrative and therefore feel awkward and clunky.
I’m disappointed that I couldn’t get further than this, but I just don’t see the point in pushing further through when one of the comedians on girl historians read it and presented the information on the episodes on the Salem witch trials anyway. So I already know most of what’s in the book.