You can't be racist against orcs since they're not human. I'll get to that in a bit but, yes, it's the way it handles racism or more precisely prejudice. A nerve which should be touched more often. It's the reason why the book isn't a 3.75 as I rounded up because it does touch on a nerve which doesn't get touched very often.
I also know EXACTLY why this book seems to draw out the frothing dragon in certain people. I think it just barely squeaks out a 4 out of 5. That's my summary for the actual book's plot, characters, and world-building. Good but not great and probably best for an afternoon's read with one big caveat. Somewhat removed from the controversy, I've decided to give my own review. People on the sidelines viewed the entire controversy as silly because, to outsiders, it looked like a harmless YA novel.
Set across time and space, from Salem to New Orleans, these stories are nothing short of captivating.THE BLACK WITCH is a novel which I wanted to read earlier and wish I had since I would have liked to have thrown my thoughts on the book into the ring when it was suffering a surreal controversy regarding its content.įor those unfamiliar with it, basically it was accused of being extremely racist by Goodreads reviewers who created a Twitter war regarding it with those who believed it was an anti-racist book. And, yes, there are even witch books for babies. Tweens brave enough can read Roald Dahl's famously scary book, aptly titled The Witches. In that case, also consider coming-of-age stories found in YA fare like The Year of the Witching, or adult books like Anne Rice's bestselling Lives of the Mayfair Witchesserie s.
Or, perhaps you'd rather read about women learning to harness their powers, like the Owens sisters in Alice Hoffman's Practical Magicor Sunny Nwauze in Akata Witch. If that path happens to spark your interest, try Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within, an introduction to spells, altar-making, and more. Read enough witch books and you may want to become one yourself, which happened to Alex Mar when she was researching her nonfiction work Witches of America. Ranging from fiction to nonfiction, these narratives all have one thing in common: They feature strong, defiant women, and the tight-knit communities that sustain them. While vampires and werewolves certainly make for great (if a bit terrifying) characters, don't overlook books about witches. Once the costumes are ready and the candy corn brownies are made, there's only one thing left to do to celebrate Halloween: Curl up with a spooky book.
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