Night Battles
Night Battles by Carlo Ginzburgby Carlo Ginzburg and John Tedeschi and Anne C. Tedeschi
Shares rank 38 of 51 history books by recommenders
Recommended as a wild account of gangs of witches in Italy, and as an amazing read that opens a deep rabbit hole.
Recommended as a wild account of gangs of witches in Italy, and as an amazing read that opens a deep rabbit hole.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Vivid account of Italian witch gangs
“Night Battles is wild, it describes gangs of witches in Italy”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “Carlo Ginzburg, Who Told the History of the Obscure, Dies at 87” Praised as amazing
“"Night Battles" is amazing too.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “'The Cheese and the Worms' by Carlo Ginzburg Review” Opens a deep rabbit hole
“another rabbit hole entirely”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “'The Cheese and the Worms' by Carlo Ginzburg Review”
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| Night Battlesby Carlo Ginzburg and John Tedeschi and Anne C. TedeschiThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“"Night Battles" is amazing too.”
“another rabbit hole entirely”
“Night Battles is wild, it describes gangs of witches in Italy”
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