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A review by ainsley
Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson
3.0
I loved this book when I was younger, but I can't say that it has aged well. My standards for both writing and feminism are much higher now.
This feels very 1990s feminism, and was recced to me in 1993 by someone who also recced The Mists of Avalon, and while I hated the latter I can see similarities. It feels like the first half-plus of the book is entirely men scheming to get Marian in bed, consent be damned, which is kind of...not at all fun. Richard the Lionheart is 100% gay in this, so this was honestly probably the first book I ever read with queer rep.
Which is all to say, I can't say that I would recommend this to anyone without massive caveats, but I also regretted not taking it to work to read at lunch.
This feels very 1990s feminism, and was recced to me in 1993 by someone who also recced The Mists of Avalon, and while I hated the latter I can see similarities. It feels like the first half-plus of the book is entirely men scheming to get Marian in bed, consent be damned, which is kind of...not at all fun. Richard the Lionheart is 100% gay in this, so this was honestly probably the first book I ever read with queer rep.
Which is all to say, I can't say that I would recommend this to anyone without massive caveats, but I also regretted not taking it to work to read at lunch.