A review by half_bloodreader
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper

Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
DNF at page 167 

I just wasn't feeling it. The 3 siblings, particularly the eldest, Simon, were annoying. There were very dull moments in the narrative too. 

This is one of those stories where the kids are smarter than the incompetent adult villains (how obvious can they be that they are up to no good? Seriously). There were a lot of them in the 80s. 

I know this was published in the 60s, but to have to deal with conversations between the children like "rude natives (...) it's the sort of thing natives are. It's what all the explorers call them." is not what I came for. 

Is that sort of racist commentary really needed for the story?? A fantasy-ish children's adventure based on Arthurian folklore, and the eternal battle of good vs evil, gains what exactly from that coloniser propaganda? 

All things considered, I decided there's better things I'm more excited to read. 
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