Sex and Magic

I drive for hours a day, so I tear through audiobooks. Audible recommend The Mists of Avalon and, at 50+ hours, it seemed a bargain for one credit. I read it in 6th grade and dimly remembered it as an Arthurian tale with magic and naughty bits. Shirt, Romeo & Juliet Couture. Dress, Diane von Furstenberg (consignment). Shoes, Joe’s. Sunglasses, Girlprops. Bag, Merona. My basic recollection was true . . . but, as a twelve-year-old, the clunky, repeated theme of Christianity = bad and Paganism = good totally went over my head. I also missed the subtheme: men are boring, one-dimensional creatures interested only in fighting, eating, sex,...