I listened to the audiobook, and it was really nice to hear it in a Scottish accent, even though I probably missed the meaning of a few words here and there. *How to Kill a Witch: Unmasking the Patriarchy's War on Women* is sometimes quite funny, with Zoe Venditozzi trying to lighten the subject with jokes. But mainly, it's frustrating in the way it reveals how men in power invented all sorts of reasons to hate and persecute women. It does mention that some men were accused as well, but the vast...

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I'm split on this one..."How to Kill a Witch: Unmasking the Patriarchy's War on Women" by Zoe Venditozzi is easily one of the most accessible nonfiction history books I’ve read. It has a keen focus on Scottish witch trial history, and it included details I hadn't encountered in other books. Structured as a satirical guide, it was an interesting approach, really displaying the full extent of the witch trial process. I enjoyed the journey it took me on, and it's definitely fueled my need to resear...

Reading *How to Kill a Witch: Unmasking the Patriarchy's War on Women* so soon after Shirley Jackson's *The Witchcraft of Salem Village* was fascinating. Believe it or not, the Americans, as daft as they often were in their Puritan ways, were much better at admitting their own guilt and owning up to it! The relatively few victims of the Salem witch trials may have been killed, but their families saw justice relatively soon after the trials. The THOUSANDS of victims of the Scottish witch trials w...

If they do another witch trial, I know I'm on the list.https://emmareadstoomuch.substack.com...When I decided I would read every Goodreads Choice Award winner, there were pros and cons to that.This was neither. It was more of a wild card.I had never heard of this book. My library had never heard of this book. I soon learned, when I managed to track down a copy in order to pick it up, that it is based on a podcast that I had never heard of either.But I was excited! Who doesn't want to read about ...

Zoe Venditozzi's "How to Kill a Witch: Unmasking the Patriarchy's War on Women" is wonderfully expansive and fiercely dedicated to its topic. The writing is playful yet informative, managing to cover a significant amount of historical ground without ever becoming dry. It's clear that the project originated as a podcast, and I mean that in the best possible way. The narrative flows smoothly, is inviting, and wonderfully descriptive. The research is impressive and far-reaching, yet never feels ina...

Informative, funny, shocking, heartbreaking—a triumph. Zoe Venditozzi's *How to Kill a Witch: Unmasking the Patriarchy's War on Women* is all of these things. If you're looking for insightful non-fiction book reviews, look no further. This book will have you laughing one minute and gasping in disbelief the next. A truly remarkable and essential read.

This book, *How to Kill a Witch: Unmasking the Patriarchy's War on Women*, is exactly what the blurb promises. Zoe Venditozzi and Claire delve into the chilling history of the Scottish witch trials and the forgotten victims, predominantly women. It's a darkly humorous read, peppered with entertaining and witty commentary, but don't mistake that for a lack of factual rigor or thorough research. As an American, my education on witch trials was pretty much limited to Salem in 1692-93 and a vague no...

5 stars — for the witches, the women, and those who refused to be silenced. *How to Kill a Witch: Unmasking the Patriarchy's War on Women* by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell is a sharp, lyrical excavation of Scotland’s dark history—a history where thousands of (mostly) women were accused, tortured, and executed as witches. Not for spells or broomsticks, but for being too loud, too quiet, too clever, too poor, too unmarried, too inconvenient.This book perfectly balances righteous fury with dar...

I am absolutely LOVING all these witchy books I've been reading lately, whether they're fiction or non-fiction! "How to Kill a Witch: Unmasking the Patriarchy's War on Women" delves into the accusations of witchcraft that were so rampant in the 1600s during King James I's reign. But what Zoe Venditozzi so brilliantly does is bring those historical witch trials into the present day, highlighting the deeply rooted misogyny that has persisted through the centuries. This is such a readable and utter...