The Last Witchfinder

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  Becky said on Nov 10, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  To be honest, I am not sure yet if I like the book or not. This was recommended to me by a former coworker who thought I would enjoy it as I like to read about witchfinders and the witch trials. When I started it, I really got into the story. I got lost somewhere in the middle and put it down for a ... (continue)

  To be honest, I am not sure yet if I like the book or not. This was recommended to me by a former coworker who thought I would enjoy it as I like to read about witchfinders and the witch trials. When I started it, I really got into the story. I got lost somewhere in the middle and put it down for a bit. What was interesting is that the narrator of the book is a book itself, the Philosophie Naturalis Principia Mathematica. There are breaks throughout the book where the narrator sort of buts in to give some backstory. On the whole, it was interesting. However, many times it just seemed to bog the story down. Towards the end of the book, I gained my interest again to see what would happen. The ending was very well done. I think the author tried to tell too much history and not enough story. It really got a bit tedious in that middle section. Also, the way Ben Franklin was portrayed was a bit strange for me. Overall, an interesting read, but I fear you need to be really interested in the topic to even enjoy the book.

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  cjspock said on Aug 4, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 496 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0753821532
• ISBN-13: 9780753821534
• Publisher: Phoenix
• Pub date: Mar 01, 2007
• Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook

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