The Mists of Avalon (16)

30 Jul 2006

Title: The Mists of Avalon
Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Genre: Fiction

This is a wonderful fantasy novel. A feminist re-imagining of the Arthurian legends. I like Bradley's version so much better than all the traditional ones. Even in it's fantasy setting this book casts a scathingly critical eye to Christianity's mysogny and inherent sexism. It is glorious. It took me a good week to read as it's nearly 900 pages but it was well worth every minute.

Posted by Michelle on Sunday, July 30, 2006 at 8:05 PM

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