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I listened to this, and I think that might have been a mistake, though I think that's neither the writer's nor the narrator's fault. The book is very long, and there are tons of people in it, including multiple members of families with the same names. Without the aid of print, it made it difficult to keep it all straight, especially with that length. I did, however, find it interesting - this subject, in general, is fascinating/terrifying - and at several times, I found myself thinking, "This wa
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This was a truly fantastic volume. Schiff is a great writer -- she has amazing prose skills -- and clearly an excellent researcher as well. This went into amazing detail about the trials, without pushing any one view on why the trials happened. To my mind, that's a huge virtue -- it's such a complex situation that hinging everything on One Particular Thing just doesn't work. It's not just teenage girls or economic worries or Wabanaki attacks or such; it's everything.
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Do not waste your time on this giant book. Underwhelming, poorly written, oftentimes fiction. Threw this one across the room.
A book selected in my Feminist book club - it was very difficult for me to finish. I'm still so confused!
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The topic has so much promise; the book is a letdown. Mainly skimmed it.
Whoops, I put this down for too long and now I need to restart it.
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