A review by sadpendragon
Lancelot: Her Story by Carol Anne Douglas

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.5

HERSTORY ~ what if sir lancelot was a woman?

what if that was why guinevere and lancelot's love story was so enticing? the forbidden love...add a layer of lesbianism to it and it becomes something much more transcending. it changes the drama of their love into something a bit more complex and tragic.

the prose was beautiful and the characters proper tragic medieval lovesick idiots.

my favourite part of this story—though guinevere pining for a repressed religious lancelot was delicious—was lancelot and gawaine's friendship. they mean everything to me, your honour!

i really enjoyed 'lancelot: her story; though this story was a bit slow paced and some elements felt rushed. the changes the author made to make sense of characters like, lancelot's child, did seem a bit random to me, but it was still imaginative and somewhat captivating.
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