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Initially I was a little hesitant to start reading this novel thinking I wouldn't like it. I have to admit I was being judgy with the title. It felt like a throwback to my eighties childhood.
Once more I was so wrong. I should know by now that Mary Stewart knows how to tell a story and making it feel fresh and so believable. My plan is to dive into the rest of the Arthurian Saga this winter. One of the most amazing things about living in the Northeast are the winter nights where a good book is al ...more
Once more I was so wrong. I should know by now that Mary Stewart knows how to tell a story and making it feel fresh and so believable. My plan is to dive into the rest of the Arthurian Saga this winter. One of the most amazing things about living in the Northeast are the winter nights where a good book is al ...more
I love Mary Stewart.
She tells the story of Merlin from Merlin's POV. I should have read these books when I was young, but, alas, I didn't know about them then.
I also should have read this in "one sitting", now I have been reading it since last summer... I can easily keep the stories separate when I read several books at once, but it's harder when I start a book, have a 4 month pause during which I read several other books, watch movies, etc. and then read the last 100 pages. :-D
Nevertheless, I ...more
She tells the story of Merlin from Merlin's POV. I should have read these books when I was young, but, alas, I didn't know about them then.
I also should have read this in "one sitting", now I have been reading it since last summer... I can easily keep the stories separate when I read several books at once, but it's harder when I start a book, have a 4 month pause during which I read several other books, watch movies, etc. and then read the last 100 pages. :-D
Nevertheless, I ...more
A dear old favorite... the book that began an obsession with Arthurian stories that lasted a good many years.
Dec 20, 2009
Kim
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it was amazing
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