The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Hello, Stranger. Let's talk about Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon. The Short of It Plot: The legend of King Arthur often ignores the importance of the women who put him in power and kept him there. Page Count: 1009. One Thousand and Nine. One one, two zeroes, and a nine, in that order. In binary: 1111110001 Award: 1984 Locus Fantasy Worth a read : Nope. Primary Driver: (Plot , World, or Character ) Bechdel Test : Pass Technobabble: N/A. Review: For a book that is about the strong women surrounding King Arthur, dang are all the female characters weak. They are almost all motivated by some mix of: love, forbidden love, lust, desire for children, marriage, envy of beauty... every entry on the "women's reasons" list. Characters either blend together or eventually become caricatures of themselves - especially Gwenhwyfar, whose presence makes a scene unbearable. There are some really exceptional moments here, and some genuine surp...