King Arthur Books

[mystril at yahoo.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Rosmerta" <tmayor at m...> wrote:
 Jen, I read The Crystal Cave a long time ago but sure don't remember 
> anything even vaguely sexual; maybe it's time to read it again <g>? 
> Ender (or anyone else) if you have any more opinions on The Dark Is 
> Rising, I'd love to hear them. I've seen the series mentioned but 
> don't know anyone who's actually read any of the books... 
> 
> ~Rosmerta

I've read The Dark is Rising books. They're very good, read The Dark 
is Rising before Over Sea, Under Stone (which is supposedly the first 
book of the series). I think I mangled the second title, though. 

They are kind of complex, but in a good way. Definitely not too 
complicated for a 7 year old with a mom to explain things to him. I'm 
thinking on the complexity level of Wrinkle in Time, but in a 
different style. 

I like them much better than the T.A. Barron books, which I don't 
recommend until he gets desperate for King Arthur-related reading 
material. 

As far as sex in Crystal Cave, I wanted to say that it's more implied 
than actually occurs, but there's at least the issue of Arthur's 
conception to deal with, besides the idea of the catamite. The 
beginning of Hollow Hills is also good for kids (IIRC), in the same 
way that The Sword in the Stone section of Once and Future King is. 

My first King Arthur stories were in a Reader's Digest Best Loved 
Book. Between me as a kid and my mother as a kid, that section is 
falling apart. 

Planning a bookstore run this weekend for a few of the recommended 
books from the HP4Grownups database, 

mystril