A review by sienamystic
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

5.0

Probably my candidate for the childhood book that left its deepest mark on me, more than Narnia, more than Tolkien. Susan Cooper's writing may perhaps be best described as restrained, which is why I had so many fears for the movie (and was rightly worried, turns out) but she breathes elegance and wonder and so much meaning into every line of her work that I'm constantly amazed by it. It's so...clean, and powerful, and she manages to evoke giant explosions despite using such a light hand.