Alexander Kuklin

Having read references to the flying ointments of witches before, I thought this would be an interesting read that went into a bit more detail. There are some interesting parts in this book, but unfortunately, as a whole, it's a bit of a mess.
There are numerous errors, with wrong words used (eg 'flower' instead of 'flour', and 'reach and poor' instead of 'rich and poor'), extra words in the middle of sentences that are remnants from when it has been edited, and many cases of sentences being broken up, not formed properly, or just not grammatically correct. In other words, it hasn't been properly proofread.
The tone of writing varies with the subject, and frequently terms simply aren't explained making it difficult to grasp the content.
There are sections that have only a tenuous connection with the subject. In the chapter about herbs, especially, there are long descriptions of plants with no mention of their role in witchcraft, or some where it's stated there is no documented connection.
This has the bones of a very interesting book, but it needs a major overhaul to achieve it.… (mehr)