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autumnk3lly's review against another edition
Semester ended and had to return book before could finish
careinthelibrary's review
4.0
Richard Godbeer's analysis on the primary documents included, and the event as as a whole, is where the true value in this book lies. The primary documents are conveniently provided here, but it's the comments made by the author that really changed this from a two star to a four. He takes a fair bit of the ownness of blame off the 'afflicted' and onto the culture and community of New England as a whole.
I'll also comment on the great visual. The cover appears bland at first, especially in photos. But that cover image is done in a rose gold, so reflective and dazzling. Nice job, cover designer.
I'll also comment on the great visual. The cover appears bland at first, especially in photos. But that cover image is done in a rose gold, so reflective and dazzling. Nice job, cover designer.
theyalibrarian's review
3.0
It was pretty informative. I liked how it started with a basic run down of what happened, theroies on how and why, then before each section of documents it further explains. The hard to understand- less used now words are defined throughout the text. I learned alot, def. reccomend to someone who wants to understand this better, which I think we should all probably study it so this kind of thing never happens again.
nataliejohansen's review
3.0
On one hand, I appreciated this book's brevity: it was, as the title suggests, a brief history of the Salem Trials, comprised mostly of primary documents from the trials. Although the documents were enlightening, I wouldn't have minded more commentary from the author. A more detailed annotation of the documents would have worked, or a more detailed introduction to each set of documents.
haleypowell's review
2.0
This text was okay. I do understand the witch trials in a deeper way for having read it, but most of that enrichment was from the documents themselves, not Richard Godbeer's commentary or explanations. I could have just as easily looked up the documents and saved a bit of money.
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