false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255747809m/402045.jpg 402045 48 Even readers who don't normally enjoy Arthurian legends will love this version, a retelling from the point of view of the women behind the throne. Morgaine (more commonly known as Morgan Le Fay) & Gwenhwyfar (Welsh spelling of Guinevere) struggle for power, using Arthur as a way to score points and promote their respective worldviews. <I>The Mists of Avalon</I>'s Camelot politics & intrigue take place at a time when Christianity is taking over the island-nation of Britain; Christianity vs. Faery, & God vs. Goddess are dominant themes. Young & old alike will enjoy this magical Arthurian reinvention by science fiction & fantasy veteran Marion Zimmer Bradley.--Bonnie Bouman 806813 book 12 5 1982 The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) total:17817|5:7714|4:5733|3:3044|2:930|1:396| 17817 72890 22675 1705 5 56 false false Mon Mar 19 15:17:46 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 21 17:53:13 -0700 2007
--You have to be in the sixth grade, a freakishly precocious reader, whose beloved sixth-grade teacher brings a box of her ten favorite books to class and sets them up on the chalkboard and leaves them ...more...]]> 5 28 false false Mon Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 1993 Sun Apr 19 07:46:37 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 07:57:58 -0700 2009 The Mists of Avalon out in front of the dorm with a blanket, and read. And read and...more...]]> 3 10 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Aug 21 10:15:35 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 11:32:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 6 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Thu May 24 06:37:50 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 06:43:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 8 false false Sun Jul 20 15:20:41 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 15:40:13 -0700 2008
But I don't care. It's a diffi...more...]]> 2 4 false false Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 17 21:10:42 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 28 00:31:02 -0700 2009
"The Arthur myth from the point of view of Morgaine le Fay, pagan priestess. Supposedly a feminist take on the old legends. There is one main problem with this approach: let's face it, women's lives in the dark age...more...]]> 1 4 false false Sat Jan 05 00:28:28 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 22 06:12:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 05 00:28:12 -0800 2008
Maybe I was fooled by Hallmark's production, Merlin, and I expected Morgaine to have a backbone to call her own. Zimmer Bradley took what...more...]]> 1 5 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Aug 05 20:20:49 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 06 18:49:28 -0800 2008 The Mists of Avalon makes me vaguely nauseous. I read the whole thing hoping it would get better, and it didn't, though there are a few good bits. Overall I found it offensive to the Arthurian legends, to ...more...]]> 1 4 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun May 18 17:37:04 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 22:05:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 00:10:14 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 00:21:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 11:18:51 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 05:19:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 3 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 11:10:52 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 11:11:16 -0800 2008
MZB's well crafted world of Avalon and Camelot is not a bad place to spend two months; I actually ...more...]]> 1 2 false false Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 18 06:28:24 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 16 08:43:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 10:02:27 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 10:55:02 -0800 2007
It's the story of Britain after Rome has faded but the influence ...more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Aug 01 09:15:36 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 18:20:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Dec 15 07:26:11 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 07:28:28 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Mon Oct 27 10:25:16 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 07 08:41:37 -0800 2008 3 Written from the point of view of Morgaine, Arthur's half-sister and the villian of conventional Arthur tales.
Unique in perspective with strong female characters. It is a story of love and quite defferent from every other Arthur novel you'll ever read.
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I was fascinated by the perspective of this novel from the first page. It is essentially a retelling of the Arthur legend from the female perspecti...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 11:12:27 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 09:47:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=402045