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It's been about a year since we selected this fantasy classic, “The Sword in the Stone.“ But we're ready now! However, we first get sidetracked by chili and sports analytics. Listen to fully understand the way our brains work: books, sports, and chili. Great episode this week, discussing a great book. Enjoy!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/29YMS050qYlypd0sUedu2L

Just released our Sword and the Stone episode!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/29YMS050qYlypd0sUedu2L?si=ujPNaX6AQniUHKpI099X5...

Now for a longer read from my bookmark

Although this series has been published in one volume (The Once and Future King), they were originally published separately, so I kind of feel like I should review each book on its own 😂 I honestly had no idea what to expect from this story of King Arthur's youth, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! There was so much humor and everyone is basically kind and nice (in the Disney version Sir Ector and Kay are kind of bullies, but here they are actually ⬇️

Sorry guys, but there‘s no way I‘m not picturing this while I‘m reading. Also, did you all realize Robin Hood was going to be in this? And Madam Mim is pretty terrifying. I love White‘s sense of humor throughout the story so far. I had no idea it was going to be so playful and fun! #OAFkingalong

Between a So-So and a Pick.

This was a recommendation I got, otherwise I wouldn't have known about this book at all. It was a lot of fun, special and filled with nice ideas and lovable characters. I totally understand that this book is widely loved. I also felt amused and a good time reading it. Still, it's not enough for me to continue the series. I'm fine with the book the way it is, and don't any more.

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo

First American edition, 1939, with illustrations by the author and endpapers by Robert Lawson. Just a gorgeous book that almost got sent to the discard pile at the Book Sorting this week.

I have a hard time getting in to children‘s stories, but The Once and Future King is on the #1001books list and Scribd offered a free month—they have all of the books on audio, so I decided to give it a go.

I loved this book! A time-traveling Merlyn, young Arthur, adventures with animals and Robin Hood, the hilarious King Pellinore and his Questing Beast...so much fun. ❤️

Also, the narration on this audio is amazing!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Me. Especially these days, when time is scarce

This #kidlit classic was not what I expected. It was surprisingly . . . dull? Some of the writing was beautiful, but the dialogues with hawks, fish, and other animals were kind of a yawn. And I can imagine kids of a certain era and age being enchanted by the jousting and hunting scenes but I found them tedious. Still the ending was good, and so I'm curious.This is book 1 of the Once and Future King. Anybody read the whole thing? Does it pick up?

#ReadingResolutions #stone @Jess7

#CoolBooks #Sword @Lindsy

Finished with The Sword in the Stone, book one in The Once and Future King. Loved it! I feel that a rewatch of the Disney movie may be in order. Wellll...now to start The Queen of Air and Darkness! #theswordinthestone #kingarthur #arthurianfantasy #fantasy #merlyn #thewart

I checked out a book about owls from the library because I like owls—this is the tawny owl, what Archimedes from The Sword in the Stone would have looked like!

My cat Mim next to his namesake—the page introducing Madame Mim in The Sword in the Stone.

Something to read before work on this rainy day. ☂️

Mim (named after Madam Mim from The Sword in the Stone) got neutered recently and walks around unbalanced with his cone all day. As you can see, he's still pretty out of it!

My dad gave this to me and it has been carried around for decades despite it's missing cover. #wellloved
#riotgrams #welllovedreads

Despite the wonderful writing and the lovely audio narration, I bailed on this at around the 25% mark. Children's lit bores me to tears.

And now you know.

Doing this as an audio/text combo, in fulfillment of the 'weapon' task for the Eclectic Readers challenge; have wanted to finally read it since reading so much about White in MacDonald's H is For Hawk. Fun!

When you are trying to pack for vacation.... I stole this from the Internet.

Many of my selection of books that are #fallingapart were assigned in school. Or (as a re-reader) they were books I read over and over in school. I have lost the covers and if I want to read these copies I have to lay them flat to read as they are in chunks. (Except for The Sword in the Stone despite the missing cover the binding is still good!) Even though that are #tattered they still hold a piece of me! #booklove #springflingreading #oldbooks

Story time with the boyfriend's turtle

I've just finished the first book of the series #theonceandfutureking , called #theswordinthestone . If you like can are my review on goodreads #thwhite

I have never read this series ... I just finished the first book: Sword in the Stone...and am not sure I want to read the rest of the series ... this is so weird to me because I have never before read a tale of Arthur or Camelot that I did not at least enjoy to some degree...I struggled through this one.

Next up on audio ... I have the complete series in one audio file...not sure yet if I will listen straight through or if I will stop and read something else in between each book...decisions decisions! 😝🤓

I am moving so most of my books are packed, which makes my #SetInaSchool selection a bit of a stretch... But Merlin was a tutor to Wart, after all! I love the gorgeous illustrations by Dennis Nolan in this edition. #booktober

Look at these endpages!

I also got this beauty yesterday.