I read The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper a few years ago at the insistence of my ex-brother-in-law. It was one of his favorite books from his childhood and I believe he put it near the level of The Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings (but not quite). I figured that was bloody high praise, but waited a while before I got around to it. I’m not above reading kids books and seeing kids movies. Especially when they promise to be dark. I love dark fantasy. So anyhow, I enjoyed the book, though there were parts that were a little slow.
And now of course, there is a movie coming out next Friday. I’m curious how well they will pull it off. I never read the whole series, but in the first book there was a lot of mystery about the back story. Hopefully they won’t destroy that feeling.
