Dark is Rising & other books

[Penny Linsenmayer]

Hi --

One good thing about nursing a baby umpteen times a day is you can
read alot.  I've read *alot* since late April!!

I read the Dark is Rising series early in June so the details are
fuzzy by now.  Funny thing Neil, I actually liked the 1st & 5th books
the best (I liked Simon, Jane & Barney).  These are not HP by any
means, but I did enjoy the series.

I recently read the Chronicles of Narnia for the first time ever.  I'm
doing a church book discussion group on the book "What's a Christian
to Do with HP?" next month, and one of her chapters is a comparison of
HP & Chronicles so I figured I needed to be up to speed.  Plus, I
should have read them ages ago.  John, I've never heard of "new"
versions without the Christian allegory.

I recently bought the Chronicles of Prydian books by Lloyd Alexander.
 And, I'm thinking Pullman sounds like something to try.  Maybe I
won't wean her just yet.  <g>

Penny