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.
#TheDarkIsRising

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

#CurrentlyReading

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper - this is one I’ve seen people rave about over the years but never read myself. Inspired by #TheDarkIsReading chat here recently I bought a copy in readiness for the read along. 2 chapters in (and also 2 episodes into the BBC radio production), and I’m loving the atmospheric spookiness

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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

@fkamiah17 Absolutely. I suspect there are quite a few of us.... #TheDarkIsReading

@kateweb 👍 I was talking to someone on here earlier who thought she was an outlier for reading The Dark Is Rising or even talking about it, so now I check, y'know?
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@kateweb Just checking you know about the podcast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvp7/episodes/player
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Aiming to do my #TheDarkIsReading on the train in the morning. Start the day with something seasonal AND get ahead slightly!

Aiming to do my #TheDarkIsReading on the train in the morning. Start the day with something seasonal AND get ahead slightly!

@sarafeir yes, just the one (goes alone 😉 ) and not geoblocked, I’m in the USA and just finished listening to episode 1 #TheDarkIsReading

@kittyishere I'll pass you on to some friends next time I talk to them. In the meantime, check #TheDarkIsReading, there was a long chat about it a couple of weeks back 😊

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/

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BBC radio adaptation of 'The Dark is Rising', out now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Episode 1 today, new episodes daily.
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BBC radio adaptation of 'The Dark is Rising', out now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Episode 1 today, new episodes daily.
#TheDarkIsReading #SusanCooper #audio

December 20: time for #TheDarkIsReading

#TheDarkIsReading Yep, I've started reading this (The Dark is Rising) today. (Though I may dual read and also start Hogfather because #tradition.) #books #bookstodon #reading

Is #RobertMacFarlane here yet?

As the new #BBC adaptation of #TheDarkisRising begins, I'm thinking back to #thedarkisreading from a few years back.

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

#TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading

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"When the dark comes rising, six will turn it back,
Three from the circle, and three from the track ..."
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Brought a new copy with me to Japan - the walker is abroad #thedarkisrising #thedarkisreading #SusanCooper can’t wait to listen to the podcast later https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-dark-is-rising/id1655117993?i=1000590565200