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Loading... The Forest House (The Mists of Avalon: Prequel) (original 1993; edition 1995)by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Work InformationThe Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1993)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Well, what did I think... It took me forever to read this book, even though I generally liked it. At last I think I know why: for a character centric book, this doesn't really go into characters heads. I mean the plot gave so much to work with, but in the end the characters were just kind of distant. I loved the beginning, when we really saw Eilan and even Gaius and why they did what they did, but then it just kind of became a history book. Yes: a history book of these characters, but still (I guess there is a reason I prefer autobiographies). I think the ending sort of saved a lot, but still there was so much that she could've done with Eilan and Gaius, And not to mention the secondary characters, like Dieda and Cynric, Senara, and Caillean. And Julia, of course. In the end it was all about plot, but then this kind of book is not really plot driven either. I just wish Eilan's experience as a High Priestess would've been explored a bit more from her point of view. In the end I didn't really care about anyone, maybe Eilan and Gaius, since at least in the beginning you got to see them a bit better, but also the whole friendship turned to resentment between Dieda and Eilan: so much potential totally wasted. In the end I'm not sad I read it and I would say it was more than ok and I did like it, but it was kind of tough to finish. no reviews | add a review
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The amazing prequel to Bradleys bestselling "The Mists of Avalon." Inside the walls of the Forest House, in a remote part of Britain, a secret sect of Druidic priestesses guards the ancient rites of learning, healing, and magic against the onslaught of invading Romans. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Me lo ricordavo migliore - avevo rimosso il primo vs terzo/omni punto di vista e mi sarebbe piaciuto rimanere nell'ignoranza - ma non è un brutto libro. Nonostante l'onnisciente, fatto oggettivamente bene, sì. La storia è piuttosto basilare, Gaio è un personaggio che spinge alla combo sospiro pressione sulla radice del naso, però personaggi come Caillean e Dieda tengono su la trama. Con calma rileggerò l'intera serie, stavolta in ordine vagamente cronologico se gli dei della biblioteca si dimostreranno clementi.
Diciamo 3,75 arrotondato a 4. Le capacità narrative della Bradley non sono in discussione. ( )