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Diary of a Witchcraft Shop (2012)

by Trevor Jones, Trevor Jones

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"When you find yourself on a London platform shouting into your mobile, 'We haven't got enough demons Do you want me to order some more?' as folk quietly edge away from you - you know you're running a witchcraft shop." Full of amusing anecdotes and witty observations, Diary of a Witchcraft Shop is a delight, and Trevor Jones and Liz Williams the most congenial of hosts. If Bill Bryson ever decided to settle down, embrace paganism and open a witchcraft shop, this is surely the sort of book that would result. Yet Diary of a Witchcraft Shop is far more than just an amusing romp. The book offers a glimpse into the pagan world, one that isn't sensationalist or melodramatic but is instead considered and intelligent, while providing insight into the unique community that is Glastonbury. The narrative is bursting with surprise, delight and humour, but also has its darker moments, as we share twelve months in the company of Liz and Trevor, complete with visits to the Houses of Parliament, Ireland, and Brittany, not to mention Shetland ponies interrupting druidic ritual and a TARDIS manifesting in the most unlikely of places... No, this isn't fiction, honestly...… (more)
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    Coarse Witchcraft: Craft Working by Rupert Percy (Anonymous user)
    Anonymous user: A similar look at the oddities that occur within the pagan/witchcraft communities.
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Not bad, not great. Some of the stories are interesting; if I understand correctly, the events are compressed (at one point someone says that, although the book's chapter headings cover a year, the actual events were in 3-4 years). Which is good, if they'd actually done all that in one year they'd probably have been dead of exhaustion. I think that most of the first part of the book is Liz...but I can't really tell who wrote what, unless the author of a section mentions the other person. The trick of referring to people by their initials...sometimes...made it even more confusing. Some stories referred to people by initial and then full name, or vice versa...which makes using the initial kind of pointless. I found the first part more interesting than the detailed complaints about their boarder, which had very little to do with the witchcraft shop. There are some general descriptions of rituals, some discussion of how the Wiccan community worked - but most of the book was about running the shop and dealing with friends and family. Eh; not sorry I read it, but nothing exciting. ( )
  jjmcgaffey | Jul 11, 2021 |
This was the chosen book for a reading group in which I sometimes participate.

Essentially it is a diary of the lives of the owners of a witchcraft shop in Glastonbury, England: their day-to-day lives; and their encounters with personalities. Though in diary format, following a whole year, the entries are not all from the same year.

The diary very well written: not to heavy, not too light. The diary format made it easier for me to pick up and put down when other matters took precedence. It was a quick read for me.

The promotional blurbs, synopses, and reviews would have you believe this is a humourous look at the oddities that sometimes converge on Glastonbury and, more particularly, in a witchcraft/occult shop. I was expecting to be as fun a read as Coarse Witchcraft: Craft Working, a book released a few years ago now which was a funny look at witches and pagans. Whereas, the situations in Coarse Witchcraft: Craft Working were based on real events, and all personalities remained anonymous throughout, this was not the case in Diary of a Witchcraft Shop.

Too few of the diary entries raised a smile; far more raised an eyebrow. There were some comments made in this book that I personally felt crossed the line; opinions perhaps best aired among friends, or in private forums like AF, rather than copied from a diary to a published book. These entries detracted from the book's (expected?) lightness, occasionally giving the impression of a tool to vent.

I also found the use of both real names (both first and last), and initials puzzling. I'm not sure providing an initial would guarantee anonymity in a small village, or community, so why not use a pseudonym instead? Real names were provided for the well-known, either to the general public or the pagan community.

Included are notes about attending old college dinners, and pagan events, that held little interest for me.

I felt Diary of a Witchcraft Shop could have been a much more enjoyable book, but it missed the mark. Other than those with a curiousity about Liz and Trevor's lives, Diary of a Witchcraft Shop isn't just worth the time. ( )
  Sile | Dec 18, 2012 |
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"When you find yourself on a London platform shouting into your mobile, 'We haven't got enough demons Do you want me to order some more?' as folk quietly edge away from you - you know you're running a witchcraft shop." Full of amusing anecdotes and witty observations, Diary of a Witchcraft Shop is a delight, and Trevor Jones and Liz Williams the most congenial of hosts. If Bill Bryson ever decided to settle down, embrace paganism and open a witchcraft shop, this is surely the sort of book that would result. Yet Diary of a Witchcraft Shop is far more than just an amusing romp. The book offers a glimpse into the pagan world, one that isn't sensationalist or melodramatic but is instead considered and intelligent, while providing insight into the unique community that is Glastonbury. The narrative is bursting with surprise, delight and humour, but also has its darker moments, as we share twelve months in the company of Liz and Trevor, complete with visits to the Houses of Parliament, Ireland, and Brittany, not to mention Shetland ponies interrupting druidic ritual and a TARDIS manifesting in the most unlikely of places... No, this isn't fiction, honestly...

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