Witchy Fiction
- List of the Month
- October 2023 (see all)
- Description
- "Up on their brooms the witches stream, / Crooked and black in the crescent's gleam; / One foot high, and one foot low, / Bearded, cloaked and cowled they go..." —Walter de la Mare, "The Ride-by-Nights" *** Many are the images of the witch, and many the different depictions in our literature. Our List of the Month this October is devoted to Witchy Fiction—just in time for Halloween! Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, and do not include witches.
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45,540 members
1,039 reviews
4
Score 87.05
Added 2023-10-11, 06:00 PM
- 26 Members
- hipdeep, LadyUndomiel, knerd.knitter, terran, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, sturlington, oceancat, TheLOFT, MDGentleReader, Doey, cat3crazy, ahef1963, sungir1, smcb, seussically, Hope_H, DonnaGriffin, Goofy2by2, EGBERTINA, Tosta, catseyegreen, BarnesBookshelf, FreyaEinde, Red-Hawk, xandra781,Jannes , ,Rbach1989
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- 19 Members
- Aquila, wyvernfriend, tardis, LadyUndomiel, charl08, saskia17, PitcherBooks, amanda4242, merrystar, Dilara86, MDGentleReader, al.vick, ahef1963, tkj9, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver, sqr3cls3, Bileljemai,
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3,775 members
105 reviews
4.1
Score 59.06
Added 2023-10-11, 05:32 PM
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- 17 Members
- seabelis, anglemark, ReshiBec, charl08, airgid, sturlington, Bookish59, Tess_W, sungir1, LauraEva, kristilabrie, msjudy, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, plymouthpalibrary, Lily-MathildeA, ThatsWhatSheRead
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by C. S. Lewis
54,074 members
854 reviews
4.1
Score 56.04
Added 2023-10-11, 06:24 PM
- 20 Members
- wyvernfriend, seabelis, mldg, terran, PitcherBooks, janflora, oceancat, perennialreader, Doey, al.vick, ahef1963, sungir1, DonnaGriffin, Goofy2by2, EGBERTINA, Richard_Cro, catseyegreen, MaureenONeill, FreyaEinde, Red-Hawk,
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- 18 Members
- tardis, ablachly, knerd.knitter, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, mstrust, oceancat, Doey, katemcangus, MareF, seussically, kristilabrie, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, beatlegrrl, MaureenONeill, FreyaEinde,KaCatte ,
- Explanations
- KaCatte : Find the works of Ronald Dahl ugly.
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14,124 members
790 reviews
3.8
Score 51.21
Added 2023-10-11, 05:56 PM
- 16 Members
- wyvernfriend, ablachly, Ciarda, LadyUndomiel, lottpoet, cat3crazy, vwinsloe, al.vick, seussically, MirabiliaMagpie, Goofy2by2, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, JMGoldie, margaretirene, xandra781,
- Explanations
- margaretirene: Absolutely the best series I’ e read in a long time. Love the humor and the wonderful details.
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12,904 members
225 reviews
4
Score 51.17
Added 2023-10-11, 05:17 PM
- 16 Members
- bearette24, TracyNectoux, lrobe190, janflora, Doey, Tess_W, Marissa_Doyle, MareF, al.vick, sungir1, Hope_H, EGBERTINA, sqr3cls3, margaretirene, plymouthpalibrary, sadiehawkin
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- 15 Members
- wyvernfriend, mldg, terran, lrobe190, janflora, tina1969, katemcangus, MareF, seussically, LauraEva, rmarcin, Brandy1411, LynnMPK, FreyaEinde, xandra781,
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- 15 Members
- Aquila, wyvernfriend, tardis, Herenya, charl08, lizzy50usa, saskia17, amanda4242, Heather39, oceancat, Doey, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver, Bileljemai, FreyaEinde
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11,950 members
285 reviews
4.2
Score 38.72
Added 2023-10-11, 05:16 PM
- 13 Members
- tardis, LadyUndomiel, ReshiBec, charl08, PitcherBooks, amanda4242, merrystar, oceancat, Marissa_Doyle, al.vick, ahef1963, turtlesaver, catseyegreen,
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15,524 members
492 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 38.22
Added 2023-10-11, 05:24 PM
- 14 Members
- wyvernfriend, tardis, Ciarda, Herenya, charl08, merrystar, Heather39, oceancat, Doey, cat3crazy, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae, msjudy, Richard_Cro
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- 12 Members
- wyvernfriend, hipdeep, cpg, paradoxosalpha, perennialreader, Doey, Tess_W, al.vick, ahef1963, sungir1, msjudy, MaureenONeill,
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Double double
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- 12 Members
- hipdeep, mldg, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, Heather39, janflora, Doey, ahef1963, seussically, DonnaGriffin, Tosta, plymouthpalibrary
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154,063 members
2,218 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 32.95
Added 2023-10-13, 12:12 AM
- 14 Members
- ReshiBec, lrobe190, airgid, janflora, cat3crazy, sungir1, SF_fan_mae, msjudy, MirabiliaMagpie, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, Tosta, AndreaLP, Red-Hawk, ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
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1,942 members
92 reviews
3.8
Score 32.17
Added 2023-10-11, 09:34 PM
- 10 Members
- wyvernfriend, lquilter, Jannes, charl08, PitcherBooks, ValerieAndBooks, Dilara86, msjudy, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver
- Explanations
- lquilter: Lolly Willowes is a wonderful novel about womanhood, liberation, and witchcraft.
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- 12 Members
- ablachly, paradoxosalpha, ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, perennialreader, Doey, katemcangus, Tess_W, al.vick, sungir1, MaureenONeill, Red-Hawk,Rbach1989
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: A parable about the Red Scare and McCarthyism, in the setting of colonial American witch trials.
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- 11 Members
- wyvernfriend, tardis, hipdeep, Herenya, ijustgetbored, charl08, PitcherBooks, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, sarahkhl,
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3,458 members
126 reviews
4
Score 28.91
Added 2023-10-11, 08:03 PM
- 10 Members
- wisemetis, Ciarda, LadyUndomiel, ReshiBec, terran, biblioholic29, MDGentleReader, slimikin, margaretirene, ThatsWhatSheRead
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- 9 Members
- anglemark, ReshiBec, PitcherBooks, airgid, biblioholic29, vwinsloe, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, KaCatte
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33,151 members
707 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 26.19
Added 2023-10-11, 04:56 PM
- 9 Members
- ablachly, LadyUndomiel, lquilter, janflora, sturlington, perennialreader, Doey, al.vick, ahef1963
- Explanations
- lquilter: Wicked is wonderful -- the retelling of the Wicked Witch of the West, from the book and the movie, from her perspective. If you only know the Broadway, read the book.
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- 10 Members
- wyvernfriend, tardis, charl08, norabelle414, PitcherBooks, merrystar, Dilara86, ahef1963, turtlesaver, sarahkhl
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- 7 Members
- lquilter, paradoxosalpha, Jannes, knerd.knitter, yoyogod, turtlesaver, slimikin
- Explanations
- lquilter: Fritz Lieber, verging on horror, with this gender-oriented commentary on academic life (of the 1940s), faculty wives, and the witchcraft underlying academic success.
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26,655 members
478 reviews
3.9
Score 20.29
Added 2023-10-13, 12:28 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, dara85, janflora, cat3crazy, sungir1, SF_fan_mae, DonnaGriffin, Richard_Cro
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- 8 Members
- hipdeep, Jannes, perennialreader, katemcangus, SF_fan_mae, turtlesaver, Richard_Cro, ThatsWhatSheRead,
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- 7 Members
- seabelis, perennialreader, Tess_W, beehappy, AndreaLP, Bileljemai, xandra781, ,Rbach1989
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23,863 members
514 reviews
4.2
Score 14.73
Added 2023-10-12, 03:14 AM
- 5 Members
- seabelis, paradoxosalpha, charl08, kleo, amanda4242
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Bulgakov's Daisy is a pivot for literary witchcraft.
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4,891 members
350 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 14.41
Added 2023-10-11, 05:31 PM
- 5 Members
- lahochstetler, janflora, perennialreader, tina1969, MareF
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by John Updike
3,533 members
51 reviews
½ 3.3
Score 14.28
Added 2023-10-11, 05:59 PM
- 5 Members
- mldg, kristilabrie, msjudy, MaureenONeill, plymouthpalibrary
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550 members
4 reviews
4.2
Score 13.48
Added 2023-10-15, 05:50 PM
- 5 Members
- Ciarda, kleo, cat3crazy, seussically, MaureenONeill,
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1,768 members
76 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 12.61
Added 2023-10-12, 12:24 PM
- 5 Members
- seussically, LauraEva, turtlesaver, Brandy1411, beatlegrrl
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809 members
13 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 11.39
Added 2023-10-11, 08:53 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, lquilter, lizzy50usa, Marissa_Doyle
- Explanations
- lquilter: Diana Wynne Jones' witches are running the world, or trying to, and things are going wrong.
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by Tanya Huff
1,117 members
56 reviews
3.8
Score 11.33
Added 2023-10-17, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- saskia17, gypsysmom, SF_fan_mae, catseyegreen
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109 members
1 review
½ 4.4
Score 10.68
Added 2023-10-11, 04:10 PM
- 3 Members
- AbigailAdams26, DonnaGriffin, EGBERTINA
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6,644 members
72 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 10.67
Added 2023-10-11, 09:57 PM
- 4 Members
- dara85, rlwelt, seussically, kristilabrie
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1,086 members
46 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 10.49
Added 2023-10-11, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- AbigailAdams26, Hope_H, msjudy, plymouthpalibrary
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by Mary Norton
1,820 members
35 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.61
Added 2023-10-13, 11:45 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, MareF, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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1,221 members
48 reviews
4.2
Score 9.13
Added 2023-10-13, 04:43 PM
- 3 Members
- LadyUndomiel, Heather39, plymouthpalibrary
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- 3 Members
- seabelis, lquilter, beatlegrrl
- Explanations
- lquilter: Anne Rice had written non-vampire stories before, but The Witching Hour opened up a whole new branch of stories -- the Mayfair witches -- which ultimately connected to the Lestat vampire books.
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by Alan Bradley
1,400 members
111 reviews
3.8
Score 8.65
Added 2023-10-19, 05:50 PM
- 3 Members
- lahochstetler, airgid, gypsysmom
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141 members
3 reviews
4
Score 8.5
Added 2023-10-12, 09:22 AM
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2,523 members
110 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8.09
Added 2023-10-11, 05:13 PM
- 3 Members
- knerd.knitter, amanda4242, MaureenONeill
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by Neil Gaiman
17,362 members
1,037 reviews
4.1
Score 7.05
Added 2023-10-19, 05:18 PM
- 3 Members
- ReshiBec, terran, sturlington,
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1,324 members
31 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.4
Added 2023-10-13, 04:43 PM
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- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, kleo
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: The protagonist is a nameless survivor of her own cruel, sorcery-wielding race, who adopts different identities in the course of her interactions with humanity.
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by India Holton
970 members
19 reviews
3.9
Score 5.42
Added 2023-10-14, 09:10 PM
- 2 Members
- LadyUndomiel, MDGentleReader
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3,314 members
191 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 5.38
Added 2023-10-11, 05:52 PM
- 2 Members
- norabelle414, biblioholic29
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by Sarah Hawley
1,308 members
24 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 4
Added 2023-10-12, 04:14 PM
- Member
- Jenson_AKA_DL
- Explanations
- Jenson_AKA_DL: This was recommended to me today and thought it would be good for this list. I will probably add to my personal library soon.
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