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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
I think this book would have been better if it were a few different books for each focal character (Igraine, Morgaine, and Gwen/Morgose) it was just a lot all at the same time and I felt bored and overwhelmed quite often while reading. I really like Igraine’s section though, the first 200ish pages were my favorite part of the book. The twist at the end felt kind of cheap too, it was foreshadowed a bit at the beginning and then was just swung into full force at the end without it being too built up.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
just finished reading it for the second time around. it was more painful this time, since i already knew everything was going to hell. oh well, an epic, nonetheless. and i think i appreciated the bisexuality of some of the characters more this time, as i don't think i had found my own the first time i read it. it was interesting, and also kept me up really late on numerous occasions so i could get through it as quickly as possible.
This book is way, way too long and should have been edited better. There is so much repetition in the story. The characters are constantly saying and thinking the same things over and over. I also did not care for all the religious debate, which essentially is the same argument brought up repeatedly throughout the book, because it began to feel preachy, hypocritical, and insulting. I never connected with any of the characters either. Gwenhwyfar is insufferable with her piety and Morgaine comes off as a cold and hard hearted bitch. I was interested in reading a different side of the Arthurian legend, but I had too many problems with this book to enjoy it at all.
dnf 800 pages in. felt like I read several books in the time it took to not finish this one. loved the idea of a feminist arthurian retelling and a lot of the world building concerning the isle of avalon and the lady of the lake being akin to a ruler as well as something of a deity I thought was well done but the fact this retelling of arthurian myth through morgan le fay still somehow has her constantly thinking about male characters is a lost opportunity. also apparently this woman and her husband were abusive monsters so its a no
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Really good so far. I'm about midway in the book, so, yes. It's very intriguing and has a lot of details about things from that time and the lives of people from King Arthur's court. The characters are very realistic. I could imagine the looks that Lancelet would get from girls, and how Morgaine's sharp personality just comes to life!
I think that this book dragged on for a bit. If it ended earlier, it might've captured my attention better. I love detail, but this goes in too far.
I think that this book dragged on for a bit. If it ended earlier, it might've captured my attention better. I love detail, but this goes in too far.
This is one of my favorite books. Its a beautiful story. I love the female perspective of a traditional tale.
Second (technically third) of my summer rereads. Man I got 500+ pages into this and decided I'd had enough. As someone who loves both epic fantasy as well as the musical "Camelot," I truly wanted to like this, but couldn't get past how dull and terrible the writing was. Characters whims and beliefs change from page to page, and the main struggles of faith in the book get dragged on through tedious and repetitive conversations. Also, Bradley had very little idea how to authentically create characters (if I had to read one more time that Morgaine performed this or that task as "befitted a high priestess of Avalon" I thought I was going to hurl my book across the room. At page 500, I should know something like this about a character without it being added on to her every word and action).
Bla
onto something more fulfilling!
Bla
onto something more fulfilling!