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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
slow-paced
This is not the first time that I enter the Arthurian myth. Before, I read, or rather, tried to read Marion Zimmer Bradley's saga, The Mists of Avalon. I read the first book which didn't captivated me and so I put the series aside until I thought I should commit myself to it a little more. I decided then to re-read the first volume but I couldn't follow it through. I quit it when the story switched to Morgan le Fey. I think that Igraine's story is very interesting but when it gets to Morgan's I feel bored. I thought perhaps the problem was this character, so I tried to change my tactics and see the story through the eyes of other women, hence the choice of Guinevere's series but I confess I'm once again somewhat disappointed and it seems to me that the Arthurian myth may not be for me.
Although dedicated to Guinevere, sometimes there are chapters in which we follow other characters like Arthur and Merlin. I found it interesting, especially because the characters are quite different to what I was used to. Merlin doesn't seem that strong, Guinevere doesn't seem so weak and it surprised me that, in this book, she's not Christian, as in The Mists of Avalon (I have not read the whole but I do know a bit about the story and saw the movie made for television) but pagan and head of a country whose people worship the Goddess. However, the most interesting character of all is Morgan, which after the Mists experience I didn't think it happening, but still far away, as well as the other characters, from what I expected and think these characters can offer. But this book doesn't disappoint by its characters but by its story, which is quite predictable, not because the myth is well known but mostly because one guesses the outcomes of the various twists as they appear. There were times I rolled my eyes and quite felt like slapping the characters a couple of times for being so blind to what was happening, Guinevere being the worst.
Concluding, this book can be interesting as it offers us another perspective on the myth and, although I don't feel like picking up the following books in the trilogy, I think I'll make the effort, mostly because I hope (due to one of the book titles) the books will also focus another character of which I know little, Galahad, and who seems to be the most interesting character in all this myth. Moreover, it is still an alternative to Bradley's saga, which I hope to get back in, perhaps, a near future.
Although dedicated to Guinevere, sometimes there are chapters in which we follow other characters like Arthur and Merlin. I found it interesting, especially because the characters are quite different to what I was used to. Merlin doesn't seem that strong, Guinevere doesn't seem so weak and it surprised me that, in this book, she's not Christian, as in The Mists of Avalon (I have not read the whole but I do know a bit about the story and saw the movie made for television) but pagan and head of a country whose people worship the Goddess. However, the most interesting character of all is Morgan, which after the Mists experience I didn't think it happening, but still far away, as well as the other characters, from what I expected and think these characters can offer. But this book doesn't disappoint by its characters but by its story, which is quite predictable, not because the myth is well known but mostly because one guesses the outcomes of the various twists as they appear. There were times I rolled my eyes and quite felt like slapping the characters a couple of times for being so blind to what was happening, Guinevere being the worst.
Concluding, this book can be interesting as it offers us another perspective on the myth and, although I don't feel like picking up the following books in the trilogy, I think I'll make the effort, mostly because I hope (due to one of the book titles) the books will also focus another character of which I know little, Galahad, and who seems to be the most interesting character in all this myth. Moreover, it is still an alternative to Bradley's saga, which I hope to get back in, perhaps, a near future.
This book is...ok. That's it, just ok. It's doesn't draw you in, entertain you, have you turning the pages, or sitting up at night to finish it. The prose is overwhelming and constant, and the plot is extremely questionable. As I started reading it, I kept thinking, "oh, it'll pick up, it'll get more interesting".
It doesn't.
It doesn't.
Una versión más de la materia artúrica, que, bajo mi punto de vista, no aporta nada novedoso.
this book - phew - i don’t know where to start. enjoyed it in the beginning, short, fast paced chapters and i love arthurian legends. started to drag after a little while & i did NOT like the character of merlin. so when he was gone, i was relieved. from page 350 or so i started to enjoy the book again, i loveeed lancelot. when he left at the end it had me so sad
I really loved this book! An interesting take on the Arthurian legend. I'm not sure why I never read any of the others... I should get on that.
Great story. I love different POV books. I was worried it would be overly feminist considering the autor's non-fiction titles, but it was great. Guenevere is a character that's rarely fully fleshed out and I felt like this was a plausible alternative to the traditional tale. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.
Probably not the best telling of the Arthurian Legend but I was interested enough to keep reading. With thousands of other re-tellings out there I doubt I'll be picking up the sequels.