Thursday, February 26, 2026

DDR: How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women by Zoe Venditozzi & Claire Mitchell

 


xxi+ 296 = 317 pages

I'm not sure how I encountered this book. Possibly via an ad on Facebook. At any rate, it seemed interesting, the library had a copy, and I put in a request for it. The library's stamped RECEIVED date is January 23, 2026, so I might be the first person to read this copy of this book. For some reason that thought pleases me.

Day 1 (DDRD 3,039) February 26, 2026)

Read to page 60.

"...when the going gets tough in any society, it is the most vulnerable who are accused of causing the damage." (xviii)

There are some VERY gross descriptions of the tortures "witches" were put through. This is definitely not for the faint of heart...of whose number I count myself, alas. Despite that, I find this book quite compelling. That's due in part to the occasionally sarcastic voice of the writer(s). Sarcasm is a balm for my soul.

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