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Jul. 11th, 2009 05:50 amAs I've mentioned before, I'm reading (or re-reading, as the case may or may not be) The Dark Is Rising series.
This is a slightly strange experience. If you'd asked me before I started the (re)read, I would have sworn I'd read them. Most of the titles feel very familiar. The cover art is familiar. The plot seems familiar in very broad terms (The fact that there are kids involved in an Arthurian struggle between good and evil seems familiar). But I've been through two books now, and nothing really jogs my memory. Every once in a while some image will resonate ever so slightly, but not enough that I can really remember anything.
I'm reading the third book, and it seems to be heading in a direction that feels familiar (though I still can't remember any details), which makes me wonder if perhaps I picked it up halfway through the series. I can't quite imagine why I'd have done that (and Greenwitch is the least familiar-sounding title), but I suppose it's possible.
This is really odd. I probably read thousands of books as a child, and before this, while I may not remember all the details, something about it will feel familiar.
Why did these books register so poorly? Or did I truly not read them? I kind of wonder if there is a series with a similar theme that I read instead.
This is a slightly strange experience. If you'd asked me before I started the (re)read, I would have sworn I'd read them. Most of the titles feel very familiar. The cover art is familiar. The plot seems familiar in very broad terms (The fact that there are kids involved in an Arthurian struggle between good and evil seems familiar). But I've been through two books now, and nothing really jogs my memory. Every once in a while some image will resonate ever so slightly, but not enough that I can really remember anything.
I'm reading the third book, and it seems to be heading in a direction that feels familiar (though I still can't remember any details), which makes me wonder if perhaps I picked it up halfway through the series. I can't quite imagine why I'd have done that (and Greenwitch is the least familiar-sounding title), but I suppose it's possible.
This is really odd. I probably read thousands of books as a child, and before this, while I may not remember all the details, something about it will feel familiar.
Why did these books register so poorly? Or did I truly not read them? I kind of wonder if there is a series with a similar theme that I read instead.
