Witchy Fiction
- List of the Month
- October 2023 (see all)
- Description
- "Up on their brooms the witches stream, / Crooked and black in the crescent's gleam; / One foot high, and one foot low, / Bearded, cloaked and cowled they go..." —Walter de la Mare, "The Ride-by-Nights" *** Many are the images of the witch, and many the different depictions in our literature. Our List of the Month this October is devoted to Witchy Fiction—just in time for Halloween! Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, and do not include witches.
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39,752 members
963 reviews
4
Score 69.98
Added 2023-10-11, 06:00 PM
- 21 Members
- hipdeep, LadyUndomiel, knerd.knitter, terran, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, oceancat, Doey, cat3crazy, ahef1963, sungir1, smcb, seussically, Hope_H, DonnaGriffin, Goofy2by2, EGBERTINA, Tosta, catseyegreen, BarnesBookshelf, FreyaEinde,Jannes , ,Rbach1989
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- 18 Members
- Aquila, wyvernfriend, tardis, LadyUndomiel, charl08, saskia17, PitcherBooks, amanda4242, merrystar, Dilara86, al.vick, ahef1963, tkj9, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver, sqr3cls3, Bileljemai,
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- 18 Members
- tardis, ablachly, knerd.knitter, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, mstrust, oceancat, Doey, katemcangus, MareF, seussically, kristilabrie, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, beatlegrrl, MaureenONeill, FreyaEinde,KaCatte ,
- Explanations
- KaCatte : Find the works of Ronald Dahl ugly.
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by C. S. Lewis
46,102 members
769 reviews
4.1
Score 50.21
Added 2023-10-11, 06:24 PM
- 18 Members
- wyvernfriend, seabelis, mldg, terran, PitcherBooks, oceancat, perennialreader, Doey, al.vick, ahef1963, sungir1, DonnaGriffin, Goofy2by2, EGBERTINA, Richard_Cro, catseyegreen, MaureenONeill, FreyaEinde,
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11,592 members
731 reviews
3.8
Score 47.85
Added 2023-10-11, 05:56 PM
- 15 Members
- wyvernfriend, ablachly, Ciarda, LadyUndomiel, lottpoet, cat3crazy, vwinsloe, al.vick, seussically, MirabiliaMagpie, Goofy2by2, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, JMGoldie, margaretirene,
- Explanations
- margaretirene: Absolutely the best series I’ e read in a long time. Love the humor and the wonderful details.
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- 15 Members
- Aquila, wyvernfriend, tardis, Herenya, charl08, lizzy50usa, saskia17, amanda4242, Heather39, oceancat, Doey, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver, Bileljemai, FreyaEinde
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- 13 Members
- wyvernfriend, mldg, terran, lrobe190, tina1969, katemcangus, MareF, seussically, LauraEva, rmarcin, Brandy1411, LynnMPK, FreyaEinde,
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2,469 members
86 reviews
4.1
Score 44.33
Added 2023-10-11, 05:32 PM
- 13 Members
- Aquila, ablachly, LadyUndomiel, ijustgetbored, knerd.knitter, janeajones, ESchraer, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, Tosta, BarnesBookshelf, beatlegrrl, margaretirene
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11,191 members
209 reviews
4
Score 40.77
Added 2023-10-11, 05:17 PM
- 13 Members
- bearette24, TracyNectoux, lrobe190, Doey, Tess_W, Marissa_Doyle, MareF, al.vick, sungir1, Hope_H, EGBERTINA, sqr3cls3, margaretirene
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- 12 Members
- seabelis, anglemark, charl08, sturlington, Bookish59, Tess_W, sungir1, LauraEva, kristilabrie, msjudy, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro
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12,321 members
439 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 38.22
Added 2023-10-11, 05:24 PM
- 14 Members
- wyvernfriend, tardis, Ciarda, Herenya, charl08, merrystar, Heather39, oceancat, Doey, cat3crazy, ahef1963, SF_fan_mae, msjudy, Richard_Cro
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10,848 members
260 reviews
4.2
Score 35.68
Added 2023-10-11, 05:16 PM
- 12 Members
- tardis, LadyUndomiel, charl08, PitcherBooks, amanda4242, merrystar, oceancat, Marissa_Doyle, al.vick, ahef1963, turtlesaver, catseyegreen,
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- 12 Members
- wyvernfriend, hipdeep, cpg, paradoxosalpha, perennialreader, Doey, Tess_W, al.vick, ahef1963, sungir1, msjudy, MaureenONeill,
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Double double
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1,546 members
71 reviews
3.8
Score 32.17
Added 2023-10-11, 09:34 PM
- 10 Members
- wyvernfriend, lquilter, Jannes, charl08, PitcherBooks, ValerieAndBooks, Dilara86, msjudy, ManWithAnAgenda, turtlesaver
- Explanations
- lquilter: Lolly Willowes is a wonderful novel about womanhood, liberation, and witchcraft.
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15,436 members
160 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 29.18
Added 2023-10-11, 04:14 PM
- 11 Members
- ablachly, paradoxosalpha, ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, perennialreader, Doey, katemcangus, Tess_W, al.vick, sungir1, MaureenONeill,Rbach1989
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: A parable about the Red Scare and McCarthyism, in the setting of colonial American witch trials.
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- 10 Members
- hipdeep, mldg, lrobe190, PitcherBooks, Heather39, Doey, ahef1963, seussically, DonnaGriffin, Tosta
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- 10 Members
- wyvernfriend, tardis, hipdeep, Herenya, ijustgetbored, charl08, PitcherBooks, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,
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28,991 members
651 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 23.89
Added 2023-10-11, 04:56 PM
- 8 Members
- ablachly, LadyUndomiel, lquilter, sturlington, perennialreader, Doey, al.vick, ahef1963
- Explanations
- lquilter: Wicked is wonderful -- the retelling of the Wicked Witch of the West, from the book and the movie, from her perspective. If you only know the Broadway, read the book.
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134,614 members
2,065 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 23.8
Added 2023-10-13, 12:12 AM
- 10 Members
- lrobe190, cat3crazy, sungir1, SF_fan_mae, msjudy, MirabiliaMagpie, Brandy1411, Richard_Cro, Tosta, AndreaLP,ManWithAnAgenda ,
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1,456 members
62 reviews
4.1
Score 23.31
Added 2023-10-11, 08:03 PM
- 8 Members
- wisemetis, Ciarda, LadyUndomiel, terran, biblioholic29, slimikin, Ann_R, margaretirene
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- 9 Members
- wyvernfriend, tardis, charl08, norabelle414, PitcherBooks, merrystar, Dilara86, ahef1963, turtlesaver
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- 6 Members
- lquilter, Jannes, knerd.knitter, yoyogod, turtlesaver, slimikin
- Explanations
- lquilter: Fritz Lieber, verging on horror, with this gender-oriented commentary on academic life (of the 1940s), faculty wives, and the witchcraft underlying academic success.
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22,186 members
424 reviews
3.9
Score 18.04
Added 2023-10-13, 12:28 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, dara85, cat3crazy, sungir1, SF_fan_mae, DonnaGriffin, Richard_Cro
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1,550 members
76 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 15.44
Added 2023-10-12, 12:24 PM
- 6 Members
- seussically, LauraEva, turtlesaver, Brandy1411, Ann_R, beatlegrrl
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421 members
4 reviews
4.2
Score 13.48
Added 2023-10-15, 05:50 PM
- 5 Members
- Ciarda, kleo, cat3crazy, seussically, MaureenONeill,
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20,551 members
469 reviews
4.2
Score 12.18
Added 2023-10-12, 03:14 AM
- 4 Members
- seabelis, paradoxosalpha, charl08, kleo
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Bulgakov's Daisy is a pivot for literary witchcraft.
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by John Updike
3,258 members
46 reviews
½ 3.3
Score 11.9
Added 2023-10-11, 05:59 PM
- 4 Members
- mldg, kristilabrie, msjudy, MaureenONeill
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4,575 members
343 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 11.74
Added 2023-10-11, 05:31 PM
- 4 Members
- lahochstetler, perennialreader, tina1969, MareF
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779 members
14 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 11.39
Added 2023-10-11, 08:53 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, lquilter, lizzy50usa, Marissa_Doyle
- Explanations
- lquilter: Diana Wynne Jones' witches are running the world, or trying to, and things are going wrong.
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by Tanya Huff
1,048 members
55 reviews
3.8
Score 11.33
Added 2023-10-17, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- saskia17, gypsysmom, SF_fan_mae, catseyegreen
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102 members
1 review
½ 4.5
Score 10.68
Added 2023-10-11, 04:10 PM
- 3 Members
- AbigailAdams26, DonnaGriffin, EGBERTINA
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4,603 members
57 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 10.67
Added 2023-10-11, 09:57 PM
- 4 Members
- dara85, rlwelt, seussically, kristilabrie
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by Mary Norton
1,595 members
30 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.61
Added 2023-10-13, 11:45 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, MareF, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 3 Members
- seabelis, lquilter, beatlegrrl
- Explanations
- lquilter: Anne Rice had written non-vampire stories before, but The Witching Hour opened up a whole new branch of stories -- the Mayfair witches -- which ultimately connected to the Lestat vampire books.
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125 members
2 reviews
4
Score 8.5
Added 2023-10-12, 09:22 AM
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2,091 members
103 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8.09
Added 2023-10-11, 05:13 PM
- 3 Members
- knerd.knitter, amanda4242, MaureenONeill
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949 members
45 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 7.67
Added 2023-10-11, 04:22 PM
- 3 Members
- AbigailAdams26, Hope_H, msjudy
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674 members
22 reviews
4.2
Score 6.4
Added 2023-10-13, 04:43 PM
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by Alan Bradley
1,200 members
106 reviews
3.8
Score 6.19
Added 2023-10-19, 05:50 PM
- 2 Members
- lahochstetler, gypsysmom
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- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, kleo
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: The protagonist is a nameless survivor of her own cruel, sorcery-wielding race, who adopts different identities in the course of her interactions with humanity.
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2,887 members
179 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 5.38
Added 2023-10-11, 05:52 PM
- 2 Members
- norabelle414, biblioholic29
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- 2 Members
- Ann_R, MaureenONeill
- Explanations
- Ann_R: A children's witchy illustrated series, that was also adapted to TV.
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by Neil Gaiman
14,939 members
966 reviews
4.1
Score 4.98
Added 2023-10-19, 05:18 PM
- 2 Members
- terran, sturlington
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by Sarah Hawley
520 members
11 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 4
Added 2023-10-12, 04:14 PM
- Member
- Jenson_AKA_DL
- Explanations
- Jenson_AKA_DL: This was recommended to me today and thought it would be good for this list. I will probably add to my personal library soon.
