AvidReader25's blurb on The Once and Future King

Welcome to the #OAFkingalong. Our loose schedule follows the book's 4 parts. In between those books & questions, please feel free to post & tag us! We are starting on tom!

April 7: The Sword in the Stone- Memes/Quotes/What do you think makes this book a classic?
April 14: The Queen of Air & Darkness- How's it going?
April 21: The Ill-Made Knight- Character Analysis of your fav character
April 28: The Candle in the Wind- Pick/So-So/Pan/Bail review

BkClubCare Hey, somebody gently help me out with this question: is our hashtag “naughty”? Am I oblivious to something? 13mo

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Vansa Excellent! Can't wait.Blowing the dust off my cover already 😀What's the reading schedule? A chapter a day? 13mo

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AvidReader25 @BkClubCare 🤣 I mean, if someone wanted to take “Fking” on its own maybe? Is that what they mean? 13mo

AvidReader25 @Vansa Yay! I‘m excited too. No daily schedule, just one section a week. It‘s split into four sections and we can post as we go. Then one summary post on Fridays. 13mo

Lcsmcat Interestingly, my (Penguin) edition calls the second book The Queen of Air and Darkness instead of The Witch in the Wood. I wonder what that means. 🤔 13mo

AvidReader25 @Lcsmcat Oh interesting! I just looked it up and it looks like it was published under both names. I like yours better, and it looks like that‘s the more common one, so I switched it! 13mo

Lcsmcat @AvidReader25 I bought mine used, years ago, so I thought maybe mine was an older version. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 13mo

AvidReader25 @Lcsmcat it looks like each of the four divisions was published separately before it was published as a whole novel. So there might be a few different variations of what‘s included in everyone‘s editions. 13mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I'm excited!! 13mo

BkClubCare @AvidReader25 - Ah. Maybe? Oh well! 13mo

AvidReader25 @BkClubCare if it‘s something worse, I‘m oblivious too. It‘s not intended that way! 😬 13mo

batsy Fun! Can't wait to start. I have the Harper Collins edition that's also incorporated The Book of Merlyn as the 5th part. Which is interesting and now I'm going to look up what that means and why the different editions 😁 13mo

AvidReader25 @batsy mine has that too! @BkClubCare and I discussed whether to include that in our Readalong, but we decided since only about half the editions include it we would leave it out and make it optional. Maybe you and I can compare notes! 13mo

batsy @AvidReader25 Cool 🙂 I see that Wikipedia says it was basically just written after and some editions incorporate it. I'll see if I can finish that up as well by the end of the month! 13mo

wordslinger42 Just waiting on my library hold 💜 can't wait to start reading 13mo

RaeLovesToRead I've been waiting to read this book FOREVER! This should be a kick up the bottom. I'll probably still not finish on time, but I am ready for the challenge! Hi fellow OAFs!!! 13mo

rubyslippersreads @batsy @AvidReader25 I have the ebook version of this. All five books, plus an afterword by Sylvia Townsend Warner. 13mo

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AvidReader25 @RaeLovesToRead Read at your own pace and join in as you want! We‘re pretty relaxed. 😊 13mo

AvidReader25 @rubyslippersreads We can share thoughts on the 5th part after we finish it! 13mo

batsy @rubyslippersreads Yes, that's the edition I have! 13mo

batsy @rubyslippersreads (Pretty excited about the STW afterword 😆) 13mo

batsy @Amiable Just tagging you here to give an idea for the schedule, should you decide to join in! 13mo

Amiable @batsy Thank you! 13mo

Read-y_Picker Yay! Thank you 😊 13mo

dabbe @Lcsmcat I happen to know that answer! T.H. White wrote these books more than once. The second rewrites were a wee bit darker, hence the name change. Book 2 deals with Morgause and her dark ways. 😊 13mo

Lcsmcat @dabbe Interesting. Thanks! 13mo

dabbe If anyone is interested:

Click below for a pdf file of the entire book (it's not a hard copy, but it is free!):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xf1jO75OMIHv4UYEJwVt3Tsc-AymOBDZ/view?usp=shari...

Click below for a LitChart study guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T3sHkx67r0qOPJlIxx6OycTdkdoArNwX/view?usp=shari... 13mo

BarbaraJean @batsy @AvidReader25 @rubyslippersreads I have a separate copy of The Book of Merlyn that I was thinking I'd read in May - too much going on in April to squeeze it in before then! But I'd love to compare notes with anyone who's also reading that extra 5th part. 13mo

Bluebird @Lcsmcat i have an old copy too. It also has the title Queen of Air and Darkness. @dabbe very interesting that there was a rewrite! I‘ll be curious to see how they differ. Thanks for the pdf and the study guide! 13mo

AvidReader25 @dabbe Thank you so much for sharing that info and those links! That‘s so helpful! 13mo

AvidReader25 @BarbaraJean @batsy @rubyslippersreads Let‘s definitely compare notes in May! 13mo

batsy @dabbe Thank you for the chart! That will be helpful. 13mo

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