Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

31 reviews

adearen's review against another edition

Couldn't get past the incest. Really good book and writing but thats a no for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Pregnancy, War, Violence, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Miscarriage

devirnis's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

homebodywitch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Infertility, Sexual assault, Genocide, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Grief, War, Abortion, Sexism, and Violence

abidon13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The mists of Avalon is one of those rare books where the characters are so well crafted they seem like real people. As you read it, you come to love them and loathe them but you are gripped by their struggles and their lives. 
The book is dense, and it’s not for the faint of heart. It’s challenging, deep, emotional, and intentionally slow. 
My only criticism is that the ending was not as fulfilling as I would have liked. However the journey of the story is worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Incest

swarmofbees's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

takem_eout's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

ended up liking Morgause way more than i anticipated. Also liked Morgaine's character and think she is very pitiful and deserved better. The world of magic is beautiful and mysterious, i enjoyed the fantasy of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

prinsessenora4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was truly magical! From the first page I was captivated, and pulled into this magical world! 
I love the legends of King Arthur, and this retelling is some of the best I have read. We can see the happenings from the women’s point of view, and the story is so sore, beautiful and lifelike that I couldn’t put it down.
I love the feminist and girl power characters, and I love to learn more about the older religions of the British isles. (But I don’t love the rape and incest). This book was amazing, and will stay with me forever <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Death of parent, Vomit, and War

unwall's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A long but evenly-paced historical fantasy retelling of Arthurian legend, seen mostly through the eyes if Morgaine Le Fey. Distinct characters interact within a complex moral universe rather than a good-bad dichotomy, which — combined with sharp descriptive language  — makes for a rich, nuanced imagining of the early interactions between pagan and Christian religion and culture in Britain. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Incest, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War, Misogyny, Grief, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Death of parent

thatswhatkatread's review against another edition

I really struggled with content of this book (tw: graphic descriptions of rape, incest, and child marriage) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, and Rape

rae_diant's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Infertility

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Ableism, and Gore

Minor: Homophobia