The Dark Is Rising series readalong has reached its end, with the final volume in the series, Silver on the Tree. Although the book takes place at midsummer, it seems strangely appropriate for me to finish reading it on the winter solstice, when The Dark Is Rising begins. (I can’t help thinking of that as … Continue reading #TDiRS22: All shall find the light at last
In our Dark Is Rising series readalong, we’ve reached the Newbery-award winning The Grey King. Why did this particular book out of the five win the award? I think Greenwitch is a stronger book, although each of them has its points. Now I know that the book was probably an example of the Death by … Continue reading #TDiRS22: Death by Newbery
I got through this month’s Dark Is Rising readalong book, Greenwitch, in extra quick time. It’s the shortest book in the series, and I remember it as one of my favorites. I was swept along again by this atmospheric tale that contains elements of horror but also of elegaic beauty. I don’t think it’s necessary … Continue reading #TDiRS22: The sea, the sea
The second book of the Dark Is Rising readalong, hosted by AnnaBookBel, is The Dark Is Rising itself — originally titled The Gift of Gramarye, but a publisher nixed that because of the fear that young readers would think the book was about grammar. Point taken, but in fact the chapter in which our protagonist, … Continue reading #TDiRS22: Into the darkness
Here we go with the first month of a Dark Is Rising readalong hosted by AnnaBookBel. Following on the heels of Narniathon, I’m excited to share this journey through another of my favorite childhood series with you. The first book, however, was not one of my childhood favorites, because I never read it as a … Continue reading #TDiRS22: An ominous beginning
