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caffienekitty) wrote2013-11-25 10:49 pm
caffienekitty) wrote2013-11-25 10:49 pm
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News: Dark is Rising Readathon
And now for something completely different...
A 40th Anniversary/Lifetime Achievement commemoration Worldwide Readathon of Susan Cooper's classic fantasy novel series "The Dark is Rising Sequence" is set to begin on December 7th, 2013 with the first book "Over Sea, Under Stone".
For those unfamiliar, the series is a children's book series from the '70's set in the UK and it stands both the test of time as the world has moved into a new millennium, and the test of age as many people (including me) still re-read at least some of it annually far into adulthood. For parents or family/teachers looking for info for younger folks, the reading level and themes are comparable to Harry Potter, however with less overt violence/action and with strong ties to Arthurian legend.
If you've read it before, why not read it again? Or if you've never read it now's a great time. (But never ever ever watch the movie because it is 100% wrong, oh god. D-:)
Details and links to sign up locations and dedicated readathon blog are at the Dark is Rising LJ Comm
Any signal-boosting or word-spreading that people might care to do for this would also be awesome.
A 40th Anniversary/Lifetime Achievement commemoration Worldwide Readathon of Susan Cooper's classic fantasy novel series "The Dark is Rising Sequence" is set to begin on December 7th, 2013 with the first book "Over Sea, Under Stone".
For those unfamiliar, the series is a children's book series from the '70's set in the UK and it stands both the test of time as the world has moved into a new millennium, and the test of age as many people (including me) still re-read at least some of it annually far into adulthood. For parents or family/teachers looking for info for younger folks, the reading level and themes are comparable to Harry Potter, however with less overt violence/action and with strong ties to Arthurian legend.
If you've read it before, why not read it again? Or if you've never read it now's a great time. (But never ever ever watch the movie because it is 100% wrong, oh god. D-:)
Details and links to sign up locations and dedicated readathon blog are at the Dark is Rising LJ Comm
Any signal-boosting or word-spreading that people might care to do for this would also be awesome.
Oh wow!
Re: Oh wow!
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I wanted to thank you for posting this. I signed up on FB as did J. She is currently on Greenwitch and I finished them the other day. I also thanked the people who came up with the idea :)
Now, because i didn't feel like leaving Wales just yet, I am re-reading the Prydain books by Alexander :) I mentioned this on the FB page and it looks like a few people there are going to re-read this series as well :)
hugs
L.W.
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I'm following along at the pace that will still let me do my annual holiday re-read of Dark Is Rising starting close to the solstice and then carrying on at the pace of the story, so I'm progressing slowly through OSUS still.