A review by aenor
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

At first I loved the book, it’s very mysterious, the female characters were very strong and interesting, the magic and religion lore was captivating, but the more I read the more it became weird to say the least. A lot of sex, incest and rape, everyone is obsessed with religion and the message is unclear, I thought it was a feminist take of the arthurian legend but it didn’t feel like that, it became quite twisted. I became bored halfway through the book and read the last 200 pages very quickly. Also the author raped her minor daughter for years with her husband so I will not read anything from her ever again, especially since it’s so boring and twisted. Im very disappointed because I enjoyed the first half of it and it looked promising with all the topics about witchcraft and « feminism take » but it’s actually quite vapid and hollow and disturbing. I’ve rarely been so disappointed in a book in my life I thought I’d never finish it.
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