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dabbe

The Mists of Avalon | Marion Zimmer Bradley

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Loved this one.

Suet624 Loved this one too. 1w

Cuilin @Suet624 me too 💜 1w

dabbe @Suet624 @Cuilin ... I can never get enough of the Arthurian legends. 💚💚💚 1w

kspenmoll Me too! I think there may have been a sequel, not quite as good. 1w

dabbe @kspenmoll Ooh, I'll have to look into that. 🤩 1w

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bibliothecarivs

The Mystery of King Arthur | Elizabeth Jenkins

Recent birthday acquisitions:

📖 The Mystery of King Arthur by Elizabeth Jenkins
📖 The Arthurian Legends: An Illustrated Anthology, Selected and Introduced by Richard Barber
📖 Robin Hood and the White Cat

#UniteAgainstBookBans and #LetUtahRead

Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 3w

bibliothecarivs @Ruthiella thanks! 3w

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Jen2

The Bright Sword | Lev Grossman

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Epic!

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HettyG

The Bright Sword | Lev Grossman

I'm a real sucker for an Arthurian tale, and I finally got this from the library, the waiting list was quite long! I bailed on the Magician books by this author, they just weren't for me, I think, but so far I am loving this one!

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eeclayton

War Lord | Bernard Cornwell

My next 4 books for #52bookclub24
I loved Uhtred's last adventure (tagged), and I'll miss him a lot. More in the comments.

Kristy_K, LaraReads, KarenUK, Hooked_on_books, BarkingMadRead, Crazeedi, brittanyreads, Magpiegem, BookBelle84, Larkken, jenniferw88, julesG, Deblovestoread, MidnightBookGirl, Librarybelle, triplem80, Tove_Reads, Read4life, Bluebird, kwmg40, BarbaraBB, hissingpotatoes, Book_Lover95, TheAromaofBooks

eeclayton I enjoyed the story -- both stories -- a lot. The author\'s prologue was very original and intriguing, and his asides throughout the book were clever, although a bit tiring, too, at some points.

The Princess Bride

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eeclayton I didn\'t enjoy this one too much. The set-up felt far-fetched, and the first half of the book was rather boring. The second half (and especially the final chapters) had some unexpected twists that kept me guessing, but overall I\'m just glad I\'ve finished it.

Cards on the Table (Poirot)

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eeclayton It was a fascinating book about women\'s lives and relationships in 19th century China. Many aspects were compelling and devastating at the same time (footbinding, family hierarchy, a wife\'s duties), and it was interesting to see how women tried to cope.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

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Librarybelle Great choices! 1mo

TheAromaofBooks The Princess Bride is one of the rare occasions where I prefer the movie to the book, but reading the book does give more background information/depth to the movie\'s story as well. I feel like when I read Cards on the Table I had to spend time looking up the rules of Bridge just to understand what was happening 😂 1mo

eeclayton @Librarybelle thanks 🙂 1mo

eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks I\'ve never seen The Princess Bride movie, I\'ll put it on my to-be-seen list! 1mo

TheAromaofBooks It\'s a bit of a cult classic... I\'ve been watching it long enough that my parents would skip over the Fire Swamp and Pit of Despair scenes because they thought I was too young to watch those bits 😂 If you even kind of enjoyed the book, I think you\'ll really like the movie. 1mo

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HeyT

The Once and Future King | T. H. White

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Arthur's story is very much not my thing and probably why it took me from February until now to finish. That being said, there are hints of humor and philosophical topics that lend it merit. Just be warned there is some pretty tough animal cruelty in the second segment.

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Cuilin

Villains: Novellas | Rhiannon Paille

#TLT @dabbe

This was fun!! The bottom three are villains that frightened the life out of me as a child!! I‘m sure they meant the singular man in Bambi, I‘m using it to mean mankind. Also, if you‘re playing a fascist/Nazi automatic villain!! Missing from the list are my two favorite villains, Moriarty from Sherlock and Loki. (if you get redemption arc, are you still a villain?)

Care to play?

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lil1inblue Loki! 😍 😍 😍 2mo

dabbe I bet if AFI updated the list, it would include SHERLOCK's Moriarty. “Miss me?“ 😱 And excellent question. I'd have to say yes because Darth Vader got redemption, right? Though most of these on the list were evil all the way to the end. Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩶🧡🩶 2mo

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The_Book_Ninja

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table | Roger Lancelyn Green

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Anyone else ever had a TBR on their shelf for over 45 years? This book has come with me from home to home since I won it as a prize in my local library (see inscription) and I‘d never read it until now. I wish I‘d read it sooner rather than just kept it as a memento of happier, childhood days. To me, Knights and Grails always invoked Monty Python, but these stories of kings, courage, fair maidens, enchanted castles and heroic battles was glorious

IndoorDame That‘s so cool! 2mo

Soubhiville I think holding on to a book that long before reading it is the mark of a true bibliophile! I can‘t say I‘ve had any on my TBR that long, impressive! Glad you enjoyed finally reading it. 2mo

The_Book_Ninja @IndoorDame ☺️ 2mo

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The_Book_Ninja @Soubhiville It was a prized (literally) possession…it never occurred to me to actually read it😂 2mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja I still have several of that vintage, though I'm mindfully working through them 😊 That is a great prize, by the way - I'd have loved to win that book as a kid. KA and his Knights is my jam! 👴 Glad you've finally got around to reading it ♥️ 2mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble I used to practically live in the library when I was in primary school: It was only 2 minutes walk away…the prize was based on how many books you took out. 2mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Cool! ? We had the "Puffin Club" when I was in Juniors, where you could order discounted books from the publisher via the school, which I saved up my pocket money for. I remember the teacher, Mr Webster, handing them out, getting to mine and announcing "Michael's library!" ? Our twinning is going further back ?‍♂️? 2mo

Ruthiella I have had unread books in my shelf acquired in the‘90s but 1978 has me beat! I‘m glad you hung onto it. 😃 2mo

The_Book_Ninja @Ruthiella Me too, it was a pleasure to read. 2mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble I bet you didn‘t even need the incentive of a discount to buy books, right? 📚🦉 2mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Not as an incentive, but the financial relief was necessary (not wanting to get too "We had gravel for breakfast" about it! ?) 2mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble you had breakfasts? 😉 2mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja 😄 2mo

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