Top tags: fantasy, fiction, susan cooper, young adult, series (all tags)
“just finished reading this to my girls. it is pretty good. a bit wordy but intriging. first in a series so we'll see how the rest are. it is a good adventure story for kids to read or have read to them. ”
“I really wanted to like this book and I simply could not get into it. Everything I read is that the last few chapters are worth how slow and repetitive it is. But if it is so boring you never get there what good are a good last few chapters?”
“The DisR Sequence, while very slow and dragging at most times, is a really good read for fantasy lovers. I particularly enjoyed its rereading of the Arthurian Legend and developing it to Bran's life-story/history.”
“A fantastic series and a great mystery. I love the battle between good and evil and the incorporation of Arthurian legend.”
“Series; so incredibly good when I was a kid; maybe I'll read them again sometime to see if they are still go to me as an adult. ”
“this is a wonderful junior fiction, science fiction/fantasy book (i don't really know how to categorize it.) but i really enjoyed the whole series”
“I think some people might miss this title in the Dark Is Rising sequence. This is truly the first book (chronologically) in the series. Jane, Simon, and Barney search for the Holy Grail with their mysterious Great Uncle Merry. Powers of the Dark try to stop them as they follow clues. A great series and a great story.”
“I read this for a class in 6th grade. I think it was a strange selection for a middle school class, but I ended up reading the whole series and loving it. It's part of the "Dark is Rising" sequence--a really interesting take on the King Arthur legends.”
“honestly? blah lol it was slow until likethe last few chapters. the not slow parts were great but i really had to push myself to read this book. i really probably wouldnt recommend this book to u.....”
“Excruciatingly slow at first, and then it speeds up a bit, and then a bit more. Gradually, it becomes a much more interesting story than it seems on the surface, and it's a prelude of bigger and more exciting things to come.”