3.5
Conjure Wife
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Tansy Saylor is the wife of an up-and-coming young sociology professor at a small, conservative American college. She is also a witch. Her husband, Norman, discovers this one day while rummaging through her dressing table: he finds vials of graveyard dirt, packets of hair and fingernail clippings from their acquaintances, and other evidence of her witchcraft. He confronts Tansy, and manages to convince her that her faith in magic is a result of superstition and neurosis. Tansy burns her charms; and Norman's luck immediately goes sour. He realizes that he had been protected, up till now, by Tansy's charms, and that as a result of his meddling, they are both now powerless to counteract the spells and charms of the other witches all around them.
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Ryan C
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“This classic had me riveted from page one until the very end. I’m a fan of the movie adaptation, Night of the Eagle (aka Burn, Witch, Burn), but Conjure Wife went in a totally different direction than I was expecting. I was completely invested in the characters and in finding out what was going to happen to them. There are some really creepy passages, including one moment that gave me a bit of a shock. It’s not a flawless book; Conjure Wife was originally published in a shorter form in 1943 in a magazine and was later revised and expanded as a novel in 1953, and there are passages you can tell are merely there to stretch out the page count. But the writing was so good I hardly cared about that. This was just a joy to read, and I’m definitely going to be seeking out more of Fritz Leiber’s work in the future.”
LizReadsLots
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“I was really loving this towards the beginning, but felt it was very drawn out and a bit confusing towards the end. I love the premise, though, and think the first half was very good at upping the tension.”
Joseph
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“This was a good read. The characters are a little odd. And the story kinda took a weird turn at the end there, but it was a very enjoyable read.”
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