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Summary: fills the reader with a whispery sense of power
Review: For anyone who doesn't mind crying, pining after characters that they'll never meet, having beliefs and opinions mowed over, and having something in the back of their mind for the rest of their life.
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Summary: Gotta love the Mists
Review: I read the Mists several years ago. I fell in love with it immediately, especially with the character of Morgaine. This book changed my point of view about a lot of things. I have read it at least 20 times and I can't get enough of it. Thanks Marion!!! Can wait to read the Forest House and The Lady of the Lake
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Summary: Engrossing historic writing told by our women
Review: The Mists of Avalon is a very well written story
on the rise and fall of Camelot told through the
women of this era. It is written through the eyes
of Morgaine, a powerful priestess who comes into the story as a child with the powerful gift
of the "sight" and she narrates throughout the story. I find this book extremely easy to read and understand and I couldn't put it down as I became so involved in the characters lives and the story. After reading this book, it
evoked many emotions in me leaving me with
the thought that paganism is certainly not a
religion to be ignored and that christianity is not
the only religion in the world. I'm just finishing
this book for the fourth time as there is so much
detail that you often miss out on in the first read!
A great book to take on holiday to kill the time in
the airport
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Summary: Sentimental Journey, or The Way Things Were
Review: I read Mists of Avalon as a teenager, and instantly fell in love with it. Here is romance, violence, mysticism, history and myth from a different persective; the women's. As a teenager, I loved the defiant Morgaine, who wields amazing polical, religious, and sexual power. I was also fascinated by the Celtic lore in the novel, and the struggles between the various authorities at the time; druids and priests, clans and nations, kings and petty kings. I got quite attached to the characters, and found myself grieving as, one by one,they kicked the bucket. A warm fuzzy feelings would come over me everytime I thought about Mists of Avalon; I re-read it many times. Then, as things like university occured, I retired Avalon for a few years. Apparently I matured a bit in that time. Deciding to read it again, expecting all the love and heart ache I experienced as a teenager, I was shockingly disappointed. It's really just a well written, creatively approached historical romance. There are good guys and bad guys, alot of overwrought spiritual morals, and tender, sensitive lovers who betray. The tone is just a tad too serious, too earnest. I should have left well enough alone and kept this book on the shelf. In spite of my change of heart, however, I still recommend it, especially for younger readers in the twilight zone between childhood and adulthood
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Summary: The Goddess and a King
Review: If you are enthralled with the legends of King Arthur, his mystical sword Excalibur, and the magical world of Camelot, Mists of Avalon is a must-read! From the cold, windy shores of a Scottish bluff to the Summerland of Avalon, Mists takes us on a whirlwind ride of magic, love, war, political intrigue and ancient ritual. Most stories of Arthurian Legend focus on the men: Arthur, Uther, Lancelet, Merlin, and the Knights of the roundtable. Marion Zimmer Bradley turns the tale on its head, delving into the hearts and minds of the women whose immense sacrifice made a united England possible.With ease and skill, Bradley spins three-dimensional characters out of the pen, engaging the reader with profound intensity. Igraine, who sacrificed her home and children for the love of Uther Pendragon; Viviane, the Lady of the Lake, whose fealty to Avalon destroyed her personal existence; Gwenhwyfar, torn between her love for Lancelet and Christian duty to Arthur; and Morgaine, fighting with her brother, Arthur to
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Summary: Compelling... The BEST book I have ever read
Review: This was one of the first Arthurian books I read. Every book after it that delt with King Arthur and Camolot, if something wasn't right I would refer to it. I read it in 7th grade and it really changed the way I looked on the world.I love the book and would reccomend it to every one who likes the Arthurian legends. I cared for charectors and when the died I cried, when they felt pain I did. Its on the top of my best books in the world list. The best
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Summary: suberb writing, genuine characters
Review: A fresh and probably more realistic approach to the legends of Arthur. It illustrates what we (as a European) have lost of a rich and wonderful culture with the onset of the destructive force of Christianity. Only now are we beginning to come full circle and rediscover our roots in pagan celebtrations and culture. I would suggest reading The Last Herald Mage series by Mercedes Lackey if you enjoy this type of story, with the added and more than likely realistic account of same sex pairings
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Summary: "Abandon all hope, all ye who enter"
Review: This is my summertime reading book - every year for the past 8 years on the summer solstice I pick this book up and dive back into the fantasy/real world of Athurian history. I love the fact that this book is told mostly from the pagan woman's perspective and I learn something new each time about the growth of Christianity and the "driving of the serpents" from all of Britain as well as historical items like festivals, games, and the like. I have recommended this book to many men and woman friends and all have come back with a positive experience. I think this book shines above all of Bradley's others and I look forward to nest summer solstice to live through the book once again
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Summary: Cripes! What a faboulous book!!!
Review: Can a work of fiction (?) change a person's whole perspective on life? I am living proof. My father gave me this book after describing it as the "best" he's ever read but I was overwhelmed by its size. I sat down with a dictionary in hand & put them down only to eat, sleep & well, you know. I will never be the same. It taught me not to fear life, love & death. One book did all this
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Summary: A great view on Arthur's legend and the Early Middle Ages
Review: This was undoubtedly the best book I've ever read. The whole view of the geography, the history, the wars between the saxons and the romans, which actually develop through the book, as the 'horse god' is forgotten and traded by the Cross; the characters, who grow old and wiser, and with the time acquire a new position towards the other people as well as towards the very world they live in - vide Ingraine, Arthur, Kevin and even Morgaine; and the ever-present conflict between the Christian faith and the old gods, represented, respectively, by Gwenhwyfar and Morgaine, are only part of what makes this story one of the greatest literary jewels these times. When I ended it, I felt like it had become a part of me
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