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Summary: The best book ever!
Review: This book is the best! For once an athor portraid the part of a priestess right! I am very happy with this book, and if you like magic, love, and spells this book is definately for you!
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Summary: The Mysts of Avalon, the greatest story ever told
Review: I been reading this book, and I love it. I'm just a kid so if your an adult I bet you'd like it a lot more than I do, and I gave it 5 satrs. It basically focuses on Morgain le Fay's life, but there are other stories about women. If your looking for a romantic book, this is the one for you. It combines political views with love, so you'll never get bored. Everyone of the 876 pages are really worth it!
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Summary: Not terribly engrossing
Review: Although I am a fan of King Arthur stories, this one did not capture my imagination. It was terribly long-winded and just, frankly, too long. Some parts were enjoyable, mainly those that dealt with the familiar Camelot tale (Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot love triangle). I would recommend renting it from the library rather than buying it.
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Summary: Soaring pride...
Review: Marion Zimmer Bradley sends readers on unheard of adventures told through the eyes of the women who lived it. This book is set dramatically in Camelot--how it came to be, how it was, and most amazingly, its downfall--told through the eyes of the women who lived, breathed, and made Camelot what it was. It covers the entire life of King Arthur--his conception, birth, life, and death. It not only tells the classic legend of Queen Gwenhwyfar, and Sir Lancelot, but the day-to-day lives of all who came into constant contact in that magical place. This book takes the readers on an overwhelming journey through the lands of Avalon. Bradley pierces the core of this mystical place, letting some of the atmosphere leak onto the pages, delivering to us a book so mind-racing it is hard to stop reading after the first page. Above all, it is a story of conflict between Christianity and the old religion of Avalon. This book sweeps the readers off their feet and takes them on a magic ride. It is Arthurian through and through, and if one has ever wanted to know more about the legend of Camelot and King Arthur's court, this is the book to buy. If one has often wondered about the ancient place of Avalon, and any of the old Pagan rites, this book will unlock any of the ponderings in one's mind. It pushes the reader forward into battles surging with pride on both sides. The Mists of Avalon makes you lose sleep, one could get so taken into the story that our own daily lives seem trivial. Marion Zimmer Bradley teaches to love and understand who you are, and where you come from. Even if one is not of Celtic heritage, it is nothing. She shows us that the past is not just in the past, but it is now also. It is now because our ancestors lead the way through war, heartache, and death to place us where we are now in life, helping us to develop our future.
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Summary: Magical Mists
Review: The Mists of Avalon is set in Arthurian England before, during, and after Arthur's reign. This version of Arthur's reign is told through the eyes of Morgaine sister. The main characters portrayed are Morgan, Arthur's sister and High Priestess of Avalon; King Arthur, High King of Britannia; Sir Lancelet, Arthur's handsome, most trusted friend and Gwenhwyfar's lover; Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Britannia and Lancelet's lover; Viviane, late High Priestess of Avalon; Merlin Ambrosious, Legendary Merlin of Britannia and Morgaine's father. The plot takes a while to climb towards the climax but it has many high points on the way. Along the way Viviane is slain and Arthur makes love to Morgaine. The conflict in the book is Morgaine is trying to turn the world away from the growing religion of Christianity and back towards the Goddess of the old religion. This problem becomes even more complicated once, after the persuasion of Gwenhwyfar, Arthur becomes a Christian. This excellent story be Marion Zimmer Bradely portrays the story of King Arthur in a uniquely different way. Bradley is able to expertly portray Morgaine's disposition and feelings toward her surroundings. This book is for more mature readers with all the sexual acts and graphic violence. Many teenagers would not be able to relate to this book because the joys and tribulations Morgaine faces, have yet to be thought about or experienced by many teenagers. Older audiences might enjoy the tales of glory and mystery. This book has no flaws that I have noticed. The story flows smoothly and has a great climax. This book has a faster climax than its prequel The Forest House. In conclusion this book has an excellent plot and characters. If you like Arthurian Lore read this book!
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Summary: Wow! This was an incredible book!
Review: I was really worried when I picked this book for an english assignment for school. Its 2 inch width almost scared me off! But luckily, I was hooked after the second chapter and couldn't put it down! It was an incredible story about perseverence and the strength of a woman. I loved this book! I would recommend it to anyone who has the time to read it.
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Summary: Too depressing
Review: This book is extreamly well written. I genuinlly cared for the characters, towards the end that became a bad thing. Once everyone gets old the book becomes way too sad. If it this section was about 100 pages shorter I might have dealt with it, but is was dragged on and on till I could hardly bare to open the book. And there is no redeeming quiality to the not so happy ending, there are very few rememnants of hope. Don't think I'm one of those happy go lucky types that can't take unhappiness. All of my favorite books are in fact quite depressing. Les Miserables for instance is very sad but a strong theme is hope, so even throughout the tragedy there is an idea that things can get better. This idea is virtually non-exsistant here. It really spoils the book because towards the end I diden't really want to read it anymore whereas in the begining I coulden't put it down. At the end of this book the only thing that came to mind is "wow life sucks", that's not the nicest conclustion to come to after 1000 pages.
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Summary: Universal intrique!
Review: This was recommended by a long-time friend who is a history buff. Even though Colleen McCullough's Caesar series is her favorite; "Mists" ranks a close second. Even though I loved the fantasy of Camelot, I began this half-heartedly and within 50 pages found myself spellbound. Bradley took a "fantastic" Story and applied all the universal attributes of greed, unrequited love, sacrifice, and loneliness and spread them before us through the eyes of the Avalon and Camelot women. I loved it and pouted when it was over!
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Summary: Masterpiece
Review: Wow. What a wonderful book. And to think it was sitting on my bookshelf for at least 5 years before I picked it up. It's a delightfuly different side from the more popular tellings of King Arthur. M.Z. Bradley examines several religions, and with respect and detail. I loved it, and I can't wait to read it again!
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Summary: Clever Concept, One-Sided Execution
Review: I just got done reading this for the first time. I have to say that while the charge of bigotry is too strong, Bradley's perspective on religion is one-sided. Yes, the authorial voice never explicitly condemns Christianity, to have hundreds of pages where the only Christians are narrow-minded fanatics makes Bradley's viewpoint fairly clear. Bradley might undermine Morgaine as being too extreme towards the end, but for 500 pages before that Morgaine's point of view is portrayed as the most sane. One cannot get around this issue by claiming that it's all fantasy. It's a fantasy story set in real history, and Bradley's portrayal of Christianity at this point is rather inaccurate. So what's good about the book? The basic concept is very clever. These female characters are often not given much motivation, so to tell an entire story from their point of view is refreshing. Also, the characters are fairly rounded. Excepting the epilogue, the last sections are quite affecting and evoke a melancholy atmosphere. But don't go into the book unless you're prepared to deal with 876 pages of one-sided, pro-pagan editorializing.
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