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I really enjoyed #TheDarkIsReading on twitter a few years ago. Is anyone else starting #TheDarkIsRising ? I'll be reading the first chapter and listening to the BBC Radio version with my 9 year old - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7
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I really enjoyed #TheDarkIsReading on twitter a few years ago. Is anyone else starting #TheDarkIsRising ? I'll be reading the first chapter and listening to the BBC Radio version with my 9 year old - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7
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Started our annual read of The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. We always read the first chapter out loud - it’s so intense and sets the stage for the following days. There’s a good BBC adaptation from last year as well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7 #TheDarkIsReading #Bookstodon
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Started our annual read of The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. We always read the first chapter out loud - it’s so intense and sets the stage for the following days. There’s a good BBC adaptation from last year as well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7 #TheDarkIsReading #Bookstodon
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Started our annual read of The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. We always read the first chapter out loud - it’s so intense and sets the stage for the following days. There’s a good BBC adaptation from last year as well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7 #TheDarkIsReading #Bookstodon
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CW: The Dark Is Rising
The downer is though that mastodon.scot still isn't visible + boostable now either, though I maybe 2 months ago asked about once-suspended instances still not working.
Have to manually link to this #TheDarkIsRising + #TheDarkIsReading related #SusanCooper thing this way.
https://mastodon.scot/@vivdunstan/111292149723140645
(Likewise, still only 1 use of the reading tag seen here, me talking about it with someone else.
Also me: Susan Cooper is still alive?) -
CW: The Dark Is Rising
The downer is though that mastodon.scot still isn't visible + boostable now either, though I maybe 2 months ago asked about once-suspended instances still not working.
Have to manually link to this #TheDarkIsRising + #TheDarkIsReading related #SusanCooper thing this way.
https://mastodon.scot/@vivdunstan/111292149723140645
(Likewise, still only 1 use of the reading tag seen here, me talking about it with someone else.
Also me: Susan Cooper is still alive?) -
I am I think now up to date once more with #TheDarkIsReading and liking the book more than when I started. The protagonist has more agency now and there is more to it than just him undergoing a series of strange encounters. It's still a bit "the Dark is Rising and you must defeat it by completing a series of arbitrary tasks", but the book is more about atmosphere than plot, and Susan Cooper's evocation of atmosphere is masterful.
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I think I'm up to date with #TheDarkIsReading , or will be when I've read today's chapter. It's atmospheric but I'm a bit ambivalent about "you are the chosen one" narratives. Also Will seems a bit reactive - finding himself in a succession of strange situations he doesn't really understand. I'm hoping he becomes a bit more active. #TheDarkIsRising
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Also I am behind in #TheDarkIsReading but liking it more than any of the previous times I have tried to read #TheDarkIsRising
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@sarafeir yes, just the one (goes alone 😉 ) and not geoblocked, I’m in the USA and just finished listening to episode 1 #TheDarkIsReading
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New blog post - Silver on the Tree, final book in the Dark Is Rising readalong
https://enterenchanted.com/tdirs22-all-shall-find-the-light-at-last/
#books #review #bookstodon @bookstodon #TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading #fantasy #SusanCooper
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New blog post - Silver on the Tree, final book in the Dark Is Rising readalong
https://enterenchanted.com/tdirs22-all-shall-find-the-light-at-last/
#books #review #bookstodon @bookstodon #TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading #fantasy #SusanCooper
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This time last year I was reading The Dark Is Rising, which is seasonably appropriate as it's set at this time of year. I'm not going to reread it this year because I'm in the middle of rereading Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow (which is also set at this time of year), but I am going to listen to the BBC podcast reading of it, which starts today.
Here's an #RSS feed which gives direct links to the mp3s if you don't use a podcast service
https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/w13xtvp7.rss -
This time last year I was reading The Dark Is Rising, which is seasonably appropriate as it's set at this time of year. I'm not going to reread it this year because I'm in the middle of rereading Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow (which is also set at this time of year), but I am going to listen to the BBC podcast reading of it, which starts today.
Here's an #RSS feed which gives direct links to the mp3s if you don't use a podcast service
https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/w13xtvp7.rss -
Quite excited to begin #TheDarkIsReading this year! I dug out my old copy and realised to my delight that the book is the same age as me.
I first read it when I was 10/11, have read it regularly since, and am happy to be doing so again, specially at the right time of year! -
Quite excited to begin #TheDarkIsReading this year! I dug out my old copy and realised to my delight that the book is the same age as me.
I first read it when I was 10/11, have read it regularly since, and am happy to be doing so again, specially at the right time of year! -
@bigbeardedbookseller
Currently reading Beyond, the new Mercedes Lackey about the founding of Valdemar. I love a good origin story, and this world is one of my favourites. I know some of the books are patchy (esp the novellas) but I’ll basically read all of it anyway. Later on I’ll be diving into the first day of #TheDarkIsReading which I do every year, plus listening to Rob MacFarlane’s BBC audio version. #AmReading #Bookstodon #books #Monday #Valdemar #Fantasy #TheDarkIsRising -
@bigbeardedbookseller
Currently reading Beyond, the new Mercedes Lackey about the founding of Valdemar. I love a good origin story, and this world is one of my favourites. I know some of the books are patchy (esp the novellas) but I’ll basically read all of it anyway. Later on I’ll be diving into the first day of #TheDarkIsReading which I do every year, plus listening to Rob MacFarlane’s BBC audio version. #AmReading #Bookstodon #books #Monday #Valdemar #Fantasy #TheDarkIsRising -
I'm so excited to be starting my re-read of #TheDarkIsRising by Susan Cooper tomorrow. I've loved this series since I was little, and I always enjoy returning to it this time of the year. If anyone wants to join, there's a read-a-long you can follow at #TheDarkIsReading.
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I'm so excited to be starting my re-read of #TheDarkIsRising by Susan Cooper tomorrow. I've loved this series since I was little, and I always enjoy returning to it this time of the year. If anyone wants to join, there's a read-a-long you can follow at #TheDarkIsReading.
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CW: A battle of dark and light in Cornwall
@irrlichtwinter That’s so cool. There’s a readalong of The Dark Is Rising starting soon, technically book 2 but I read it first myself. I think the hashtag is #thedarkisreading ? Anyway I think it’s a must for any lover of folklore.
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My copy of #TheDarkIsRising has arrived, so looks like I will be taking part in #TheDarkIsReading
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@bensaufley Yeah, that's a bit weird isn't it. I absolutely love her poem The Shortest Day and it is very meaningful to me. And I guess I loved her secondhand because my daughter does.
But obviously I am overdue to read the series directly and am going to rectify that immediately!
#SusanCooper #TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading #TheShortestDay
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@bensaufley Yeah, that's a bit weird isn't it. I absolutely love her poem The Shortest Day and it is very meaningful to me. And I guess I loved her secondhand because my daughter does.
But obviously I am overdue to read the series directly and am going to rectify that immediately!
#SusanCooper #TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading #TheShortestDay
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@bensaufley Yeah, that's a bit weird isn't it. I absolutely love her poem The Shortest Day and it is very meaningful to me. And I guess I loved her secondhand because my daughter does.
But obviously I am overdue to read the series directly and am going to rectify that immediately!
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Do I need to have read Over Sea, Under Stone first? #TheDarkIsReading
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Do I need to have read Over Sea, Under Stone first? #TheDarkIsReading
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Do I need to have read Over Sea, Under Stone first? #TheDarkIsReading
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Ooh. #TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading. Definitely going to #readAlong. This is/was one of my daughter's favorite books and I've actually never read it. But I love #SusanCooper 's work.
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Ooh. #TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading. Definitely going to #readAlong. This is/was one of my daughter's favorite books and I've actually never read it. But I love #SusanCooper 's work.
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Ooh. #TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading. Definitely going to #readAlong. This is/was one of my daughter's favorite books and I've actually never read it. But I love #SusanCooper 's work.
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I cracked and ordered a copy of #TheDarkIsRising from Book Depository. I am hoping it arrives in time for #TheDarkIsReading
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I cracked and ordered a copy of #TheDarkIsRising from Book Depository. I am hoping it arrives in time for #TheDarkIsReading
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I cracked and ordered a copy of #TheDarkIsRising from Book Depository. I am hoping it arrives in time for #TheDarkIsReading
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It is proving harder to find a copy of #TheDarkIsRising than I had hoped. I may yet be reduced to buying a copy from an online retailer.
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It is proving harder to find a copy of #TheDarkIsRising than I had hoped. I may yet be reduced to buying a copy from an online retailer.
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It is proving harder to find a copy of #TheDarkIsRising than I had hoped. I may yet be reduced to buying a copy from an online retailer.
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@fkamiah17 @bookstodon is there a similar read along for Over Sea, Under Stone? Or anything planned by the BBC? Is there a “typical” amount of reading? I’m not too busy that week, so ⅙ of #TheDarkIsRising per day should be fairly manageable. I’m an American, and read the books in my early teens I believe, probably late 1970s #TheDarkIsReading
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@Lettieprell @fkamiah17 @bookstodon When we did #TheDarkIsReading on the bird app people made art inspired by each chapter and shared it under the hashtag. I’d love to see that again