Queen of Camelot by Nancy McKenzie Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Queen of Camelot
Book Review: Greatest book of all time!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the greatest books that I have ever read! I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read! This is an awsome book it as one of the greatest books of all time! Along with the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, The China Garden by Liz Berry, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carry, and Old Magic by Marianne Curley!Book Review: Im a major Arthurian fan
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read every book there is about Arthur, Guenevere, Merlin, and the whole gang. This has been the best one i have ever read. Its the first book I have ever given 5 stars to. I laughed, I CRIED, and I fell in love with this book!!!!Book Review: Incredible porrayal of Guinevere and the legend...
Summary: 5 Stars
Numerous retellings of the Arthurian legend had been published - with the exception of the Mists of Avalon, none of them can sustain a reader's attention while being faithful to the original legend. Truth be told, it must be extremely difficult to pull off a novel when its readers already know the plot back to front, and that is one area where Queen of Camelot spetacularly exceeds. Though having read many versions of the story already, Queen of Camelot is one novel I could not put down: this book shed light on Arthur's queen, who was portrayed as a weak and moral-less woman who brought about the downfall of Camelot, sculpting her into a strong and just queen. This novel also loks favorably at the character of Arthur - who was pretty much ignored in the other books. Together, the pair worked Camelot into the height of its glory, and its fall was due to a cruel twist of fate, in which Guinevere, Arthur, and Lancelot were victims of.This is the must-read retelling of the story. I suggest reading the Mists of Avalon in addition to this. I have also read Rosalind Miles' Guenever series but personally I didn't think much of it. Alice Borchardt's version, fascinating by itself, was unfaithful to the original story.
Book Review: Keeps you thinking and wondering...
Summary: 5 Stars
Although it does not correctly correspond to the true tale of King Arthur (so says my boyfriend according to the book "The Once and Future King"), I, too, greatly enjoyed this bittersweet book depicting the great legend of Camelot, King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and others. I loved the attention Ms. McKenzie put to the details of everything she wrote about. There were times that I wished the book would go faster but it kept my interest enough to be finished within three days. At the end, I mourned at the characters' fate and I wished that somehow they were real and I could change the way things ended. Nonetheless, it is a truly memorable book, though I don't think I can read the book again because it is too painful to fall in love with the characters and then bear their fate again..Book Review: Loved this book!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was highly impressed with "Queen of Camelot" having always been disappointed with other authors' portrays of Guenevere and especially of Arthur's son Mordred. Here Gwen is an intelligent woman, who is an equal to Arthur in statesmanship and in love. Mordred, my favorite character in the Arthurian legend, is treated with dignity and respect and is truly Arthur's beloved son and rightful heir. McKenzie weaves a beautiful retelling, with new insight, and added interpretations that will please you. The ending especially will surprise and move you as to how and why Mordred and Arthur finally meet in battle.
If you are looking for a good and in depth novel of the Arthurian tale through a woman's perspective, look no further! "Queen of Camelot" will not disappoint.