The Woodwitch (Coronet Books) [Import] [Paperback]

Stephen Gregory (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1989 | Series: Coronet Books

Publisher Scepter

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Sceptre; New Ed edition (November 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340508035
• ISBN-13: 978-0340508039
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For strong stomachs, October 5, 2003

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frk040 (NYNY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woodwitch Edition Uk (Hardcover)

This is a very strange book, about a fellow that has a bit of a sexual problem (Hint: The story takes place before the age of Viagra). He somehow thinks the way to solve this problem is to grow phallic shaped mushrooms. In order to grow these mushrooms, one needs a supply of maggots. In case you have not guessed yet, maggots come from dead things.

This is the only book I have ever read that made me sick to my stomach. That alone deserves 5 stars, but it also is a very different and interesting read. Not for the faint of heart.

5.0 out of 5 stars Creepy read from an undervalued author., January 4, 2011

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MATT SVEDVA (DETROIT, MI USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Woodwitch (Hardcover)

After reading 'the Cormorant', I decided to give this book a shot. In part, simply because I had to know how you write a horror book around erectile dysfunction.

At any rate, Gregory is a quality writer and does well to suck the reader into fictional space. Gregory pulls off the events with compassion and precision.

Fans of his earlier work will appreciate this book. The author has sharpened the skills that made 'The Cormorant' so memorable. I strongly recommend this to fans of gothic horror.

2.0 out of 5 stars i get it already, February 22, 2009

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Nicole M. Persson "bookwhore" (Pittsburgh,PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Woodwitch (Hardcover)

i usually like most books i read but i just can't get on board with this one. I get the fact that the mushroom is supposed to be phallic but can we go two sentences without referring to it as a pulsing erection? find another adjective, jeez. the motivation of the main character doesn't make much sense to me either. his whole purpose is to grow the stinkhorn by collecting dead animals and harvesting flies so he can show it to some woman he punched in the face and make her like him again? that's what the whole book is about. it's pretty stupid. also a little nauseating. I can't sympathize with andrew at all; he's violent with his dog, he tries to screw a teenager, and he thinks that by showing jennifer some stinky fungus she's already shown blatant distaste for, he'll somehow be forgiven for hitting her. um? really? i think there should be some capacity for empathy for the main character but i really just hate him and i don't think that was the intention of the author. i don't mind graphic imagery as a general rule but the prose in this book is pretty disgusting and not in a good way.