Jun 14, 2022Anita_Dickey rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I read this book for the 52 books in 52 weeks reading challenge. I used the 2022 prompt read a book where the author has x.y, or z in their name. It is also on listopia's 300 books everyone should read once list. I struggled a bit going…
Jul 18, 2019mdnormand rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Merlin. Morgana. Nimue. King Arthur. Yes, of course I loved it. Book focuses on Morgana and and her time in the mystical world of Avalon. Other strong female characters like the dark and mystical Nimue are explored as well. Hits all the…
I originally picked up this book because I enjoyed reading the Merlin trilogy by Mary Steward in high school. I wasn't sure how much I would like this book, but I ended up loving it. It's a really fascinating take on the Arthurian Legend…
Jun 21, 2017ArapahoeElia rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I could not put this book down. I was so captivated by the world created in the stories. The familiar stories of King Arthur and his knights are rewoven through eyes of the women who guided them: Priestesses, Faeries, Great Queens, and…
Jun 13, 2016Rubicat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I have read this story 3 times and loved it each time. It is a charming and seemingly well researched retelling of the Merlin & King Arthur story from a different perspective - that of the women in Arthur's life. The views and life and…
Jun 10, 2016tigerlily_13 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I'm not a big fan of the King Arthur stories--or anything about the pagan druids-- as most of them are set during medieval Britain, rather than the historically correct Roman Britain. I did find The Mists of Avalon rather interesting when…
The classic tale of Camelot and Arthur as told from a feminist perspective. Bradley weaves the story around the lives of Morgan le Faye and all the powerful Ladies of the Lake.
Feb 11, 2014JCLAmandaH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The magic of Arthurian legend, Celtic mythology, and pagan spirituality with a feminist slant. Required reading for all teen girls, right? It will change the way you look at these characters and the perspectives of historical…
Nov 22, 2013LaPhenixa rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Interesting as a counter part to T. H. White's "The Once and Future King." I do not recommend the audio version (imagine Maggie Smith reading it), and I would have preferred a George R. R. Martin style of rotating through characters'…
Sep 28, 2013waltzingechidna rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was my first exposure to Arthurian legend--I read it at age 12 and had never so much as seen the Disney cartoon. It was a book I read over and over again for years, and I've never been able to stomach any version of the story that…
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Merlin88
Jan 07, 2013Merlin88 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The best Arthurian tale I've ever read.
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allonsy
Jul 25, 2011allonsy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Even though this is a fictional novel, I can feel the truth of the book's message in my soul. I have enjoyed Arthurian stories for many years but this was the first time I read the legend from the perspective of the women. It was…
I have read this book every year since gr 9 and Im now 37. I have been through 3 copies of my own thats how many times I have reread it. Bradleys writing makes you believe this story could have actually happened this way. She is…
Feb 06, 2011oldman74 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
this is both a creative and insightful story about the myth of excalibur, and focuses on arthur's half-sister, morgan le fay, and on his mother.
bradley does an excellent job working up the psychological profiles of her characters,…
Feb 06, 2011rain_blood_tears_ink rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An absoloutly beautiful book by an accoplished pegan auther. It's 876 pages of pure beauty.
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Dec 08, 2010nicolereeves2003 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book has a cult following ... and no wonder! It's a fabulously complex story, unlike any other tale of King Arthur ever told. It's full of intricate twists and turns and is undeniably well written.
Sep 23, 2008ryner rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Arthurian Legend, as old as the hills, is given new life in this epic story told from the perspective of the women of Camelot, rather than the men. It was at times both refreshing and shocking, and I was pleasantly surprised to see…
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