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But for its occasionally desperate need of a more scrupulous editor, I enjoyed this story of a therapist returning home to Salem to care for her aging father and reflect on her life. Salem itself seems to be a character and the story is interwoven with its history and myth. There are a lot of threads to the story that Barry pulls together in a satisfying way as long as you manage to muscle your way through the odd redundancy of the book‘s middle.

Merry after Christmas! Hope everyone who celebrated had a lovely holiday and that Santa brought you lots of books. After lots of good family time, I‘m using today to become one with the couch. 😁

A very interesting account of the Witchcraft Trials. The peer pressure, mass hysteria, and the lure of power those teenage girls experienced and how they convinced whole communities to believe them is amazing AND terrifying.

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Finished for #ChildrensClassicRead2025 I‘m sure I read this back in middle school but revisiting it in October was perfect for the season. I meant to reread The Crucible as a companion, but ran out of time. Amazing what havoc a group of young girls started, perpetuated by the patriarchy & resulting in the unnecessary imprisonment, ruin & death of so many. Jackson breaks in down in a way that is accessible to all.

This was the perfect Halloween read. I also found it quite timely, which made it even spookier.

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Happy Halloween

Witch Girls video: https://youtu.be/77O8GNbHp98?si=jullBRA5XgtTO4jF

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Tonight‘s #HyggeHour is being spent with this one from #ChildrensClassicRead2025 I‘m trying to capture a fall vibe with apple cider (cold) & this cinnamony pear cheesecake I got at a craft market this weekend. Listening to an instrumental mix called Witchy & Woodsy on Spotify: https://spotify.link/HzoCirVDNXb 🍂🧡🍁

Mood is not ready for Monday & a busy work week but what‘s new?! 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have always enjoyed Shirley Jackson's writing, and this is no exception. I like the fact that she researched and created a nonfiction work for children about this sad period of American history. Jackson wrote that if the girls had been disciplined, it wouldn't have gotten as bad as it did. I agree, not with corporal punishment, mind you, but something.
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A pick. I read this for #childrensclassicread2025 hosted by @TheBookHippie . Turns out it was an excellent refresher of events an people that‘s enhancing my reading of I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem.