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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Casually racist, sexist and xenophobic. Not uncommon for a white British author from the 60's but still disappointing.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Jag fick denna rekommenderad till mig av min pappa som läste den när han var barn och ärligt talat, inte så pjåkig!
Vi följer en klassisk syskonskara som letar efter äventyr i en liten alla-känner-alla stad som är fylld med hemligheter och mystiska personer. Och till min stora glädje så är mysteriet/äventyret kopplat till Kung Arthur och hans riddare och deras Heliga Graal, vilket fick mig som Legendborn-besatt att nästan tappa det helt när jag insåg att så var fallet lol 💀💀💀
Både i språket och en del väldigt underliga YIKES-tillfällen i jämförelse med hur saker hanteras idag (t.ex. en vit man som tar på sig brun makeup för att "klä ut sig till arab" av under en karnival av oklar anledning), är det väldigt tydligt att senna bok publicerades i 1965 lol. Men allt som allt, en väldigt chill enkel läsning.
Men uh också helt personliga negativa poäng för grottutforskningsdelen och otaliga orostankar om att "fastna". Usch usch USCH lol
Vi följer en klassisk syskonskara som letar efter äventyr i en liten alla-känner-alla stad som är fylld med hemligheter och mystiska personer. Och till min stora glädje så är mysteriet/äventyret kopplat till Kung Arthur och hans riddare och deras Heliga Graal, vilket fick mig som Legendborn-besatt att nästan tappa det helt när jag insåg att så var fallet lol 💀💀💀
Både i språket och en del väldigt underliga YIKES-tillfällen i jämförelse med hur saker hanteras idag (t.ex. en vit man som tar på sig brun makeup för att "klä ut sig till arab" av under en karnival av oklar anledning), är det väldigt tydligt att senna bok publicerades i 1965 lol. Men allt som allt, en väldigt chill enkel läsning.
Men uh också helt personliga negativa poäng för grottutforskningsdelen och otaliga orostankar om att "fastna". Usch usch USCH lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another one I just wasn’t vibing with. I’m about 23% of the way through, I’ve read four chapters, I’ve tried both ebook and audiobook, and I just…meh. There’s mild interest, in the general mystery of what these kids could find and knowing it’s going to build into quite the adventure over a series of five books. And it seems like there’s a general consensus in people who read it in their younger days that it’s a nostalgic classic. So maybe we missed our time together. These kids feel generic, and a little annoying (which I think is mostly the writing and fact it was written a while ago, so certain cliches feel less tolerable). So it’s time to shelf. Feels like a weight’s been lifted.
Much more entertaining than I expected, despite AlexLit shouting at me to read The Dark is Rising for the entirety of the website's existence. Cooper provides descriptive action that is superior to most children's lit of the era, and it feels very cinematic in quality at points.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a fun little adventure, very similar in tone to Treasure Island, with parts that reminded me a little of the beginning of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. It has some wonderfully tense parts, and a very nice climax. Despite being part of a series, this story works as a standalone novel. Also, the book is so well written I pictured the tiny sea port where the book is set (Trewissick) nearly exactly as the town it is based on looks (Mevagissey).
As a middle-schooler, I’d have given this 5 stars. As someone over 50, a few parts knocked it back a little for me, mainly that the astronomical “clues” they are following would be incredibly rare and thus it is a huge coincidence for things to happen to be lined up for them.
But in the end, it was a really enjoyable adventure story, and I plan to read the next book in the series.
As a middle-schooler, I’d have given this 5 stars. As someone over 50, a few parts knocked it back a little for me, mainly that the astronomical “clues” they are following would be incredibly rare and thus it is a huge coincidence for things to happen to be lined up for them.
But in the end, it was a really enjoyable adventure story, and I plan to read the next book in the series.
I didn’t actually realize this was a kids book before I started it. It’s very much a kids book, and a kids book from the 60s. So the writing style reminds me a lot of the old Nancy Drew books. But it was cute enough, and I’d be willing to recommend it to a kid.
Read this for my class on YA lit. Thought it was fun, but felt geared more towards kids in early middle school to me. Also because it was written in the 60s it gave me that fake "wholesome 1950s" vibe which was not annoying? Just a little too....pure/naive for me? If that makes sense. Anyway, thought it was a cute adventure story.
This is an excellent adventure story that kept me reading late into the evening. I was surprised that the overall story didn't have the typical aspects of a fantasy at all even though this is book one of the fantasy series The Dark is Rising. It seemed to me to be more of a mystery with some good adventure thrown in for excitement. The author did a great job creating the major characters so that they were interesting and critical to moving the story along. Looking forward to remainder of the series being as good.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No