Not what i was hoping for

Amazing book. Erica Jong's text is excellent, but the real star is the illustrator, Joseph A Smith. This book has gorgeous painted art that I have been returning to for inspiration for over 20 years.

Every feminist should read this to confirm what they have always known in their hearts. Non-feminists should read this to get their heads on straight. Praise be.

Gorgeous Artwork, well researched and fey.

Three stars are for the beautiful drawings... I am not sure the text is as good. However, even though much of the information I've seen time and time again, this book is certainly older... So who copied who? Saying that, it was amazing to read, even though I raised my eyebrows a few times at things she was saying... Beautiful drawings .. did I say that already?

This is very much a picture book with large images and poetry throughout the book. A lot of the text relates to the Burning Times. Another section of book relates to how witches look and what they wear.

There are love spells and poppets. The book contains nothing on what witches believe.

This book is somewhat interesting but sort of trite.

End part was informational.
Beginning was all analysis and supposed history

This book was great on a lot of levels. A cultural history of witches and societal perceptions of those deemed witches, but not as boring as I make that sound. Each chapter reads like a dense bite-sized essay about a different aspect of witches and comes with some fantastic artwork. It's a coffee table book, a picture book for adults, and I wish there were more like it.

This is an interesting book about the history of witches and the often faulty beliefs that led to their persecution. The art work is beautiful and the poetry thought provoking.

Great ilustraitions and not so full and reliable content with a feminist twist.

This book is an amazing mix of art, poetry, spells and stories about witches and witchcraft. Not Wicca, but the Craft itself, which is rarely explored independently of Wicca and Paganism. The pictures are raw and honest, as is the prose, so it is definitely not for children's eyes. Women who feel the pull of the moon, keep the secrets and powers of the witch alive, and worship the Goddess will love this book.

While it's an interesting book, it often feels as though the author can't decide between a serious work or a silly one. The history recounted is atrociously bad, but works well if the narrator of sorts is supposed to be unreliable.