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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I devoured The Mists of Avalon in just a few days and loved it. Sorry, but this book just didn't match up...maybe because there were no familiar characters to guide the story.
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Summary: The Past Reborn
Review: I have read "The Forest House" countless times and it never, ever gets old. The entire series is completely captivating. I fall in love with all of the characters every time I read. This book has opened a door of magic for me, and it can do the same for anyone... if they let it. Give yourself over to the possibility of a higher power.
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Summary: Pure Excellence
Review: I can't understand some of the reviews and ratings, 5 stars isn't enough for this book. I couldn't put it down and read in 2 days. Absolutely wonderful!
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Summary: Absolutely as good as Mists!
Review: I was apprehensive in reading this book. But by the first 5 pages you are entranced and sunk into the world of the book. I read it in 3 days!! I couldn't put it down. Though no book could compare to Mists of Avalon, this comes a close second. As usual Ms. Bradley writes her characters so real you feel as if they're in the same room as you or witnessing a scene in front of your eyes. Amazing effort!
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Summary: Well worth a fans read
Review: This a good book that I enjoyed. The story starts strong and is nicely done. The end was a bit rushed or odd, I take that to be an editorial thing.. Definately worth the read for all Fans of the era or of MZB in general.
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Summary: Recent devotee of Marion Zimmer Bradley
Review: Although it probably is difficult to re create the wonderful essence of Mists of Avalon, I still loved Forest House. I thought it was well characterized and did not expect similarities with Mists, which was altogether a different age, culture and mix of natives and foreigners. Altogether, MZB's writing always seem to capture the bona fide soul of the times.
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Summary: Magickal, Adventurous....but needed Somthing More
Review: After reading Mysts of Avalon I fell in love with Marion Zimmer Bradley's writing. It was the best book I have ever read, The Forest House was well written. The plot was strong and the characters had the same life and relatablity as the characters in Mysts however, The Forest House left me hanging. I think it lacked the completeness of Mysts. The end came at you rather too quickly and I think it could have been better explained. Perhaps it's just after seeing the masterpeice every other worke seams dimmed, but I think The Forest House was not as good as it could have been.
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Summary: Inspired
Review: This book was wonderful. I really got into the romance/lost love story of Gaius and Eilan. I thought that this book was very well written & it was so descriptive...I just sat and read for hours, totally losing touch with my own reality and immersing myself in the reality of the book. I know that this book was well researched, and it was very interesting to see how the relationship between the Romans and the Britons evolved over the course of the book. There is just something about the Arthurian legend...And this book sets it all up for us.Definitely a must read.
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Summary: A magical and romantic, TOTALLY charming book!
Review: This was the very first book by Marion Zimmer Bradley I have ever read, and I must say that this book has always stayed my favorite! It's so detailed telling us of the sheltered life of the priestesses, the busy bustle of the cities, even the art of war and the love of Eilan and Gaius,that the whole epoche is brought as life once again as soon as you open this beautiful novel. BUY IT! :)
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Summary: Engaging though rather long.
Review: In the Forest House, I found somewhat of a paradox. I am extraordinarily loyal to MZB, and practically went to the ends of human boundaries with MoA; it was truly an experience from a different astral plane. While the Forest House was mystical and transcendent, I was rather frustrated by the prissiness of Vernemeton. However, I enjoyed it immensely, and found that MZB knit Roman and Celtic narratives seamlessly. I especially enjoyed the festivals such as Samhain and Beltane. In MZB sensory details I identified Vernemeton as the mystical hiking trail in Calfornia which transports one to another time. With this novel, it helps to have pictures in your mind of what MZB is talking about. Though Eilan's death didn't touch me as much as Viviane's did, it was still haunting. I would recommend Forest House both as a stepping-stone and a book unto itself.
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