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Summary: Do yourself a favor and don't get the audio version
Review: I read the book and I also listened ot it on tape(I know go figure). The story is a classic forumla boy meets girl, girl loses girl and so on. It is excellent and a nessacary step for all "Avalon" lovers-5 stars for the book Now to the bad part The audio edition: Only problem is the narator. She just goes on and on in a monotone no vocie inflection(I don't even think she stopped to breath!). Overall-Read the book, don't get it on tape
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Summary: The Forest House
Review: Not the best in the series, but great in and of itself. This is the beginning, where the line of Morgain and Viviane is rooted.
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Summary: A Definite Must for Mists of Avalon Lovers
Review: Bradley is a literary master, as is demonstrated by all of her Avalon works. The tales grab hold of the reader and suck you into Avalon with the characters. The Forest House is another example of Bradley's vast story-telling abilities.
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Summary: Avoid the Brilliance Audio Version
Review: I checked this out after listening to Davina Porter read "Mists of Avalon". I couldn't get past the first half of cassette one. The reader wasn't interested in making the story come to life, but rather in her own dramatic prowess. Ack!
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: I can't give this book 5 stars or even 4 and a half cause its NOWHERE NEAR Mists. But I LOVEd it anyway. I was in agony when I had to be anywhere other than on my bed reading about Eilan and the Forest House. However, my favorite character is Caillean. She just appealed to me. Even though she was not destined to be High Preistess, she still was essential to the Forest House. I love Bradley's writing because she has such a good feminie style without getting too mushy. It's interesting to read about the female characters from a female point of view written by a female in Mists. Now in The Forest House, it's great to read a prequel
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Summary: Not her best work
Review: After reading the Mists of Avalon, I eagerly anticipated another opportunity to get lost in a Marion Zimmer Bradley novel. Instead, I found the characters introduced too quickly with little background development. It was truly a struggle not to put the book back on the shelf and begin another. Finally, I found a bit of interest in the two main characters Eilan and Gauis. However, I never truly cared what happened to either of them. Chapter 23, involving Gauis, was so dull that I skipped 5-6 pages and the story continued as if they were not needed.
The only satisfaction I found in the novel was the story line of Caillean and the introduction of Avalon. I own The Lady of Avalon and The Priestess of Avalon, so I'm not ready to bid farewell to the works of Marion Zimmer Bradley based on this one book. I wonder, however, if the next segment in the story line could have summized this entire "history" in a single chapter and moved on.
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Summary: Great History
Review: I read this book in two days. I could not put it down. I still think about the characters.
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Summary: Marion Zimmer Bradley is Brilliant!!
Review: The Forest House, the first of the Mists of Avalon series is a novel from a womens piont of view about history and the happenings of the world when Christianity was starting to drown out the other religions. It describes the hardships of those who beleived in the old ways and their struggle to make peace with those who thought they were "evil". Marion's unique style of writting makes the characters stand out in your mind and the conflicts seem more real and close to home. So don't be suprised if it even cathes up with you in your dreams.
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Summary: Yet again tormentously amazing
Review: even though i still can't bring myself to read the end of The Mists of Avalon, like with Little House series, i don't want to read the end till 18 and childhood is all over, it's still obvious Marion Zimmer Bradley was an astonishing storyteller. The Forrest House tells of how Avalon came to be the home of the priestesses. For an hour after reading it i just sat there staring at the cover lost in the world Bradley so beautifully lets readers into. If you like sci-fi, legend, historical fiction,romance, drama, or fantasy read this. Eilan wasn't perfect, but she did what she could even with mistakes. The druids were like the sacredness of religoun turned to the illusion of a cult. a must read no matter how old or who you are
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Summary: Breathtaking series!!!
Review: The first book in the series. Wonderfully written by MZB. My favorite fantasy author. I purchased this book as well as Lady of Avalon, Priestess of Avalon & Mists of Avalon. They are spellbinding! They draw you in & you can't put them done! If you love MZB you must buy the series! You will not be sorry you did!
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