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A review by mat_tobin
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
5.0
Far shorter than I thought it was yet no worse for it, the third in the Dark is Rising sequence sees Cooper balance a fine line between the narrative of Over Sea Under Stone and The Dark is Rising which, I had claimed, felt like they had been written by two different people. I think she does a good job here and actually enjoyed the fact that it was mainly still down to the children, especially Jane, to guide us through the story.
I found the connection between the Greenwitch, Jane and the women of Trewissick utterly fascinating and thought that it could lead to so much investigation around ancient rituals that may have lost or forgotten through time within one's own locality. Without giving too much away, I also loved the interaction between both these characters and the Greenwitch as a character too - she was far more wild and ferocious, in some ways, than Herne in The Dark is Rising.
The chapters are relatively short and the switch between narrative perspectives alongside the handling of time are all very well done by Cooper, I thought. She stands away somewhat from Will and Merriman and this may be right considering the wealth of their knowledge and how tricky this might be to write for the child reader.
I found the connection between the Greenwitch, Jane and the women of Trewissick utterly fascinating and thought that it could lead to so much investigation around ancient rituals that may have lost or forgotten through time within one's own locality. Without giving too much away, I also loved the interaction between both these characters and the Greenwitch as a character too - she was far more wild and ferocious, in some ways, than Herne in The Dark is Rising.
The chapters are relatively short and the switch between narrative perspectives alongside the handling of time are all very well done by Cooper, I thought. She stands away somewhat from Will and Merriman and this may be right considering the wealth of their knowledge and how tricky this might be to write for the child reader.