Pam Grossman (1)

I listened to this on audiobook but I also have the hardcover. I was following along in the book as I was listening but I read faster than Pam talks so I finished listening while at work and will go back and finish reading the "real" book later. I listen to Pam's podcast Witchwave and love her voice, she has a good cadence and rhythm. I was glad that she was the narrator for the audio version.
There was a lot of history and information to take in, mostly things I would never have known on my show more own. However, I do disagree with some of the interpretation and symbolism that she sees in some things, as I never saw them the way she does. Like her assessment of some aspects of the cult classics The Craft or The Rocky Horror Picture Show. That's not to say that either of us is wrong, we've just led different lives and view things differently. It was interesting to hear her take on some of these things that I had never thought about before, and getting to hear more about her background and how she became the witchy person she is now. Overall, great book with lots of knowledge and history.

I would recommend this for anyone who has an interest in the history of modern witchcraft and what it means to be a witch. Or possibly any feminists or anyone interested in paganism, witchcraft, or wicca. show less

this was a super easy read! non-fiction, a brief and sprawling history of witches and feminism. i really enjoyed some chapters more than others, but overall it was really readable.

a lot of people were like "she mentions trump too often" like, i don't really think so? i thought it was pretty relevant. although i really did wish a lot of the artists mentioned had a photograph of their work because i didn't necessarily have time to google each artist while reading.

i found a lot of her show more insights pretty interesting. was it eye-opening? not particularly. was it affirming? yah. the nicest part about this is i do have lots of films, pop culture things and historical names to look up after finishing this.

was it the strongest book in the world? no. was i looking for that? no. i enjoyed this a lot. show less

An excellent brief history of the witch in popular culture. The only reason this is 4 stars instead of 5 is that there are no references (although there is a very short further reading list) and no index. With just a skosh more effort, Grossman could've provided the references she undoubtedly already has compiled somewhere. An indexing budget would also have been a worthwhile investment to turn an entertaining read into an incredibly useful basic reference work.

Very Witch 101 with meandering pacing, and a bit of a “white feminism” feel. Did learn a few interesting things.