Good Minds Suggest—Jeanette Winterson's Favorite Books About Witches!
Posted by Goodreads on October 1, 2013
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
"Fabulous, funny, and feminist. Most people know the movie version, but Updike's novel is a great remaking of the ancient Triple Goddess theme and how miserable male terror turns goddesses into witches."

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
"Another great story that nobody reads because everyone watches the movie. Splitting the witches into Good and Bad is a fascinating insight into how difficult men find it to allow women to be complete. Virgin vs. Whore. Evil vs. Innocent. Good woman, bad woman. There's no need to be heavy-handed about the readings, but the extra layers underneath are revealing. And what woman wouldn't want a pair of ruby slippers?"

Macbeth by William Shakespeare
"Here the three witches are hell-bound hags with uncanny powers of prophecy, but the real witch is Lady Macbeth herself, a study in thwarted female power."

Witch Cult in Western Europe by Margaret Alice Murray
"A useful nonfiction reader, this is a serious study into ritual, practice, beliefs, superstition, and prejudice. For the American reader trying to understand the New England obsession with witchcraft, it is a help to trace back the line pre-Mayflower and the Puritan terror of women and magic."

The Witches by Roald Dahl
"Controversial and cruel but a ripping read for adults and children alike. These are really nasty witches who want to kill all children everywhere. Dahl's witches are descendants of the witch in Hansel and Gretel, with their ugliness, deformity, and psychopathic determination. Enjoy the story and marvel at what the male psyche does to women!"

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I was told by Anita Silvey, former head of children's books at Houghton Mifflin that "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" was the only manuscript she'd ever seen that required absolutely no editing. It was published exactly as the author submitted it. Wonderful book.
As is "Lolly Willowes."


OOOhh that was a good series of books, I loved them all, but your right about "Lasher" it was confusing all the way through the series. I wasn't happy when I finished the last book, for several reasons.


I guess that's why i will never write a book for myself, I HATE to study for anything. It flows naturally from me or I know intuitively or I say
F it.
I have not read one book from the list, maybe parts MacBeth in High School only because I was forced. I've only recently come to love reading for pleasure.
Will you be reading The Daylight Gate for it's Historical information or for pleasure?
I think it takes guts to throw yourself on to paper & add your name to it. Some people are not very nice ya know. Then add in a forum like this and your asking for someone to rip you a new one.



I love Lasher!

I didn't like Eastwick at all
