Dark Is Rising

[pbnesbit at msn.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amber <reanna20 at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- Rosmerta <tmayor at m...> wrote:
> > 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... 
> 
> Ooo, I have an opinion Rosmerta! I re-read the series awhile ago 
(maybe
> five years) and still loved it. In some ways it's similar to Harry
> Potter. Young boy (12?) finds out that he's a unique member of a 
unique
> group and is sent on a quest. I won't go into it much more than 
that so
> that nothing is spoiled (unless you want me to) but it is a 
splendidly
> well-written book, in my opinion. Very classic writing, symbolism,
> familiar battle of Evil against Good. 

It's similar to but quite different than HP.  Similar in that Will is 
11 when he first discovers his specialness, there's much the same 
good vs evil thread running through it as well, and there's also a 
group of children who band together.  It's different in that there's 
not the characterisation that JKR is famous for (well, in this 
household at least). We don't actually get to *know* the characters 
as well as we do Harry & Co.
> 
> > I must admit that I don't know how well the Dark Is Rising series 
is
> similar to the King Arthur legend. When I read, I tend to read 
purely
> for pleasure and not for analysis. It's a terrible habit that I 
can't
> seem to break out of. I keep meaning to reread the *entire* series
> again, especially since I'm older. But from what I can remember, the
> series is wonderful; I highly suggest it.
> 
> ~Amber
> (Who rambled on for quite awhile...but I remember reading this 
series
> in awe when I was in elementary school; it's one of my "happy"
> memories!)
> 
> The series is very much about King Arthur, but it's pretty well 
disguised.  It's in 'The Grey King' that it really becomes evident.  

Peace & Plenty, 

Parker (who owns these books & re-reads them every two years)
> =====
> http://www.the-tabula-rasa.com
> Don't ya just hate crappy homepages?...well, here's another!
> 
> "This body is dying. I can feel it rotting all around me. 
> How can anything that is going to die be real? How can it
> be truly beautiful?"
>  - Peter S. Beagle "The Last Unicorn"
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 
> a year!  http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/