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Summary: a good book.Not as good as the mists of avalon,but very good
Review: Great book.a wonderful prequel.perfect plot
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Summary: A story rich in magic, but no "Mists of Avalon"
Review: I liked this book very much, although it could never reach the hights of "Mists of Avalon". The book is highly readable, and grips the reader tightly in a "Marion Zimmer Bradley" kind of way. Also, if you are interested in Druidic legends and story, you'll love this book. If you haven't read anything from this author, I'd recommend "Mists of Avalon", since that is the one of the best books I've read, and I've read a lot. The Forest House is a Very good book, although not an excelent book.
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Summary: Excellent book, but horrendous editing!
Review: Wow! I read this book within thirty-six hours. I found it utterly absorbing, and written so well that I found myself right there with the characters. Although nothing will ever be able to outdo Mists, this book isn't trying to. It exists separately, and works well by itself, almost as The Hobbit works with or without The Lord of the Rings. I was extrememly disappointed in the editing of the book, however. As an honours English student, I find it hard to read a book with missing quotation marks and ., all over the place. When I read a history book with bad editing errors, I refuse to finish it- if they've missed simple grammatical mistakes, what else might they have messed up on? It's lucky the content of the book is so good, or I would have put it down. That being said, I'm just about to run out and buy Lady of Avalon, because the first two books in the serious were exquisite!
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Summary: This was one of the most absorbing books I've ever read!
Review: The characters in this book (Eilan, Gaius, Caillean) were almost interactive. If you ever wanted to know what is was like to live in Roman Britain this is a book you seriously need to read. The emotions that Marion Zimmer Bradley is able to portray in the characters are as real as the ones you feel while living this history. While it may not be non-fiction, it certainly is real!
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Summary: This is one of the bestbooks I'v ever read!!
Review: The is a compelling book. My Mom got it for me as a gift. I thought it would be a stupid book so I read the "Mist of Avolon" it took me 2 months to read both. I just couldn't put it down. I'v enjoyed all of her books!!!
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Summary: All I can say is ZZZzzzzzZZZZzzzz
Review: Last year I picked this book for my outside reading in my Honors English 3 class. Now I ask myself why.....this got to be one of the most boring book I've ever read, and I hated the ending. I don't remember much about the book now except the fact that I'll never read it again. Right now the book is sitting in my "closet of rejected objects" collecting dust. Anyone want to take it off my hands? FYI I did not read Mist of Avalon before reading this book and I'm sure that I never will(base on the reactions from classmates who read that as the outside reading).
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Summary: 20th century feminism invades Roman England
Review: In the Mists of Avalon, Ms Bradley had an established story to weave an beautiful, intricate plot around. In this book, freed from any historical (or mythological) plot, Ms Bradley writes a feminist, revisionist story of Roman England. Here all the women are wistful long suffering philosophers or harridan revolutionaries and all of the men are boarish, ignorant louts whose sole purpose is to make the lives of the women miserable. The Mists of Avalon was a great book. This is dreadful feminist tripe. What a disappointment. It shows a lot more about where Ms. Bradley's head is at than anything else.
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Summary: Beautifully written, remarkable in its own way
Review: If you pick up The Forest House expecting it to effect you exactly the same way Mists has, you will be disappointed. Remember, The Forest House is only about half the length of Mists...it is a small treasure in its own right. I found The Forest House to be beautifully written, with intriguing characters and a well-researched historical basis. To simply compare it to Mists is to not give this story a fair chance. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes MZB, the Arthurian legends, British/Roman history, poignant love stories, or all of the above.
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Summary: It's not supposed to be Mists
Review: This is not Mists and it's not supposed to be. It's a smaller story with inherently different characters. And it is a gem. Evocative of the gorgeous country it is set in, with characters that are painfully human and far from stock-beautiful, lyrical descriptions, which MZB always promises and always delivers.
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Summary: Not nearly as good as Mists
Review: I'm rather dissapointed in MZB. True, I could never expect to read a book again that evokes the same feelings as Mists, but TFH was even worse than "not as good as TMOH". Bradley's characters are dull and lifeless, and the plot was a barely strung together excuse to show off all of Bradley's research. Still, even though it is below Bradley's usual standards, it's better than a lot of books that manage to get published. So go ahead and read it, if it's raining and you have nothing better to do. Just don't expect much.
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