All About Books discussion

There aren't very many books about witches and even fewer that are great. If you know of a book that has witches in and you think it is good.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

I have read:

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
2/ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling
7. The Witches by Roald Dahl
8. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
9. Witch Child (Witch Child, #1) by Celia Rees
10. Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia
11. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle

All the Harry Potter Books, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Howl's Moving Castle. These are witch stories I've read and enjoyed. Enchanted Glassis a good one too.

@Aaron - In the future, please include book titles rather than covers in your posts. Book covers don't always show up in the GoodReads apps, so using titles allows everyone to see what books you are talking about.

Definitely Wicked and all following books, in short "The wicked years"-series from Gregory Maguire.

@Leslie

I usually do include book titles. Sorry, lapsed this time.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
Poison Study (Study, #1) by Maria V. Snyder
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) by Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) by Philip Pullman
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) by Catherynne M. Valente
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Some I've loved, some I barely remember what they were about ...

I have read:

-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
-The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
-The Magician's Nephew
-The Witches of Eastwick
-Macbeth
-The Crucible
-The Golden Compass (end of the top 100)

-The Subtle Knife
-The Amber Spyglass
-The Pillars of the Earth
-A Study in Scarlet
-Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
-Charlotte's Web (these last few don't have witches in them!!)

plus I am pretty sure I have read some of the Nora Roberts but don't know which... and Piers Anthony YA series (which starts with A Spell for Chameleon) and Terry Brooks series Sword of Shannara both have witches but weren't on the list. AND all the King Arthur stuff such as The Sword in the Stone and The Crystal Cave which were also not on the list!

@Leslie: my son, studying now the medieval period, asked me if I knew of some arthurian books! I'll pick those two you wrote now, but have you other titles?

LauraT wrote: "@Leslie: my son, studying now the medieval period, asked me if I knew of some arthurian books! I'll pick those two you wrote now, but have you other titles?"

Well I haven't read it but there is Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table by Malory.

That he doesn't want to try!!!!!

Avoiding work right now, lol

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling
8. A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness
9. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare
10. The Witches by Roald Dahl
11. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
12. Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare
13. City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare
14. City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare
15. Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy, #2) by Deborah Harkness
16. Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia
17. Witch Child (Witch Child, #1) by Celia Rees
18. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan
19. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
20. The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett
21. Matilda by Roald Dahl
22. Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles, #2) by Kami Garcia

There were so many pages so I only focused on the first two pages in the list, it's nice to see that my list has increased over the years.

LauraT wrote: "@Leslie: my son, studying now the medieval period, asked me if I knew of some arthurian books! I'll pick those two you wrote now, but have you other titles?"

Arthurian books fall into 2 camps - the 'straight' retellings such as T H White's series, and the ones that try to delve into what might be the historical basis for the stories. Rosemary Sutcliffe's Sword at Sunset is an early example of the latter and one I enjoyed when I read it a long time ago.

Another one that comes to mind but for the wrong reasons is Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon - wouldn't recommend that. I thought it was awful.