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Glad to bring something new to the table, though His Dark Materials isn't new by any means. I first read them when I fit the YA category and now that I don't, I still think they are wonderful and jam packed with layers of ...
His Dark Materials , anyone?
... a mouse who must brave the dark and the dungeon to save the princess he loves. Though pitched at a younger audience than His Dark Materials and the Harry Potter series, like those books, this one deals with dark themes, and while it has a pleasant ending, it doesn't all work out perfect and ...
... link
For the most update listing of what I am reading now, see my bkkeepr!
2009 reading list
1. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
2. World without end - Ken Follett
3. Mysteries of the Middle Ages - Thomas Cahill
4. The Time-traveller's Guid ...
i highly suggest checking out the companion books that go with His Dark Materials trilogy. they are Lyra's Oxford, which is a follow-up, and Once Upon a Time in the North, which is a prequel. Once Upon a Time in the North is really wonderful.
Does His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman count?
I have a love/hate relationship with the Hyperion novels of Dan Simmons (his most recent stuff unreadable, alas).
Liked the Altered Carbon books.
I liked Gateway but never got around to reading the series.
Hope it's not ...
... happens to be a wizard? I’m having a grand time reading these novels.
Clockwork by Philip Pullman, the author of the His Dark Materials trilogy is an expanded short story about several characters in a small town where the prince is not exactly what he seems to be, and the new characters ...
... history. Here's what I'm reading:
-The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
-1001 Arabian Nights
-His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
-The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
-Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
I'm not even sure I would call this fantasy, at least not in the way that I would call Pullman's His Dark Materials or C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia fantasy - it had hints of fantasy, but technically, while I don't really believe in King Arthur and the Holy Grail and all of that, ...
... that Philip Pullman does a marvelous job creating young, strong female protagonists. This is true not only of the His Dark Materials trilogy, but also the Sally Lockhart books and the various stand-alones. You don't say how old your daughter is, so I don't know if they are age-appropri ...
... very much like it did in June. Sigh.
-The Adventures of Augie March
-1001 Arabian Nights
-Wealth of Nations
-His Dark Materials
-The Divine Comedy
-The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
-John Adams
Just getting towards the end of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Boxed set . When I set out I'd intended to breakup the trilogy between other books on my reading list but found myself quietly captivated and so have spent a pleasant week reading all three.
In addition I finished a book of Wil ...
Mrs. Coulter from the His Dark Materials trilogy is vile.
... Jeanne DuPrau
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle
wow. that's a lot...
I have read His Dark Materials , and found the series very interesting. But then, I read the first book in a college class and we spent quite some time discussing Northern Lights/Golden Compass in relation to Paradise Lost, as Pullman has said that he was inspired by Milton's work and that he ...
... on:
The Adventures of Augie March (National Book Award list)
Then It Was Destroyed by the Volcano (library book)
His Dark Materials (read-aloud-with-husband book)
The Divine Comedy (The Green Dragon 1001 Fantasy List)
The Story of Mankind (Newbery Award list)
His Excellency: Ge ...
If I could have a Daemon, I might want to visit the world of Lyra in His Dark Materials .
Right now I am sailing around in Earthsea with Sparrowhawk and Arren, so that has a certain appeal at the moment.
... but fortunately for me, it's a nice leisurely read.)
However, in April I also finished ENIAC; the three books of His Dark Materials including The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass; Saving Juliet, and Arrow of God.
By count, I'm almost one-third through my ...
In referring to the His Dark Materials series... that's what I say: ignore the dissidents, read the books as FICTION. More than anything, I thought Pullman did an excellent job at writing a compelling tale that didn't hold back, and I appreciated that. I think the second book got weak in a few ...
... and Peter Parnell
Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
2. His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, violence
3. TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Lauren Myrac ...
His Dark Materials , by Philip Pullman is awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Is that enough exclamation points?)
The Hunger Games is truly excellent.
Hi, avatiakh -- thanks for the Pullman recommendations. All I've read is His Dark Materials trilogy, and I thought it was wonderful. I was thinking of trying the Sally Lockhart books, so I'm glad to know that they're good.
I'm nearly finished with Herman Wouk's The Glory. The two books ...
... listed for recommendations and the like, so I entered the most recent set as separate books. I haven't gone back to fix His Dark Materials or The Lord of the Rings yet, but I'll probably do that when I go back to my parents' where the books actually are.
I'm in the middle of The Songs and Poems of Robert Burns (still!), Born Free, Paperweight, Leaves of Grass, and His Dark Materials . I have no idea which I'll be able to finish first.
His Dark Materials
The Chronicles of Narnia
A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels
The Count of Monte Cristo
His Dark Materials arrived today from Amazon. Onto the TBR pile!
... (but it took me forever becuse i kept falling asleep). i love the movies though.
i disliked a wizard of earthsea and his dark materials but i liked those movies too
... everything in mystery in the interest of keeping all the author's works together. Or, the fact that I have shelved the His Dark Materials trilogy with childrens - I actually consider it at least a YA, if not adult series, but my spec fic bookcase is full.
And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Old Kingdom Trilogy by Garth Nix, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud are well suited even for adults.
I would also add a recommendation for Airborn and Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel, as well as the great Mortal Engines Quartet by Phili ...
Hello I am mr obvious, northern lights .
... lists
The bible 2 lists
The origin of species - 2 lists
Adding
Winnie the Pooh - 2 lists
One change from above, His dark materials is now only on two lists
... that.
So, the books on the most lists are:
War and Peace - 4 lists
The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy - 4 lists
His dark materials - 3 lists
Lord of the rings - 3 lists
Pride and Prejudice - 3 lists
The secret histroy - 2 lists
Nineteen eighty four - 2 lsits
And then ...
... FINISHED
2. The Lord of the rings 50th anniversary edition FINISHED
3. Frankenstein FINISHED
4. Animal farm
5. His dark materials
6. Alice in Wonderland
7. The once and future king
8. Dracula
... for my library to find a few books at the moment, so am reading some random stuff, starting with Philip Pullman's Northern Lights (released in the US as The Golden Compass).
I'm in Oxford in a parallel universe, and actually quite enjoying myslef.
The whole His Dark Materials series. I read them all, but they just didn't do it for me. Lyra felt too much like an adult's conception of a child.
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. The writing was lovely, but the rest of it left a bad taste in my mouth.
What Was Always Hers ...
... Island, we had a signficant snow last night.
When I saw the reference to Dust, I thought of Philip Pullman's books (His Dark Materials ), so had to see where your thought were going to go. But, I don't live in dusty area.
... just the idea of an omniscient omnipotent deity and/or organized religion that he's against?
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There's no eternity in His dark Materials you pass through the land of the dead and poof you're gone. AT least in any meaningful sense of you. Your Dust remains.
God is portrayed as not being ...
I love your list! Some very interesting books on your list. Make sure to finish the His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman they are to die for. If you liked his writing you might also like the Old Kingdom Trilogy by Garth Nix though it is a little more dark. Great job though even if ...
In no particular order.
Top Five Fiction:
The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow (3)
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (4)
At Midnight on the Thirty-first of March by Josephine Young Case (2)
Stardust by Neil Gaiman (4)
The Nijmegen Proof by S. Barkworth (4)
...
My top five for this quarter:
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
The Nijmegen Proof by S. Barksworth
A More Perfect Constitution by Larry Sabato
... Christmas, so I have to revise my list:
1. Water for Elephants
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns
3. The Road
4. His Dark Materials
... LOL
I put down my Early Reviewer book on Christmas Eve and picked up The Subtle Knife, which is the second in the His Dark Materials trilogy, and I'm really really enjoying it. I have been trying to sneak off and read, but my family just won't let me. :o/
... Philip Pullman (though I knew of his books) until I caught his blurb on the cover of The God Delusion. Once I heard His Dark Materials described as the atheist Narnia I went out and bought all three books. (Sadly they are still on the TBR pile...)
#24,5 - interesting that's one of Pullman's key points in His Dark Materials .
This is a very mild spoiler and really obvious anyway.
Lyra and Will get together in the woods and come out full of Dust, which is good, rather than sinful as Mrs Coulter would have believed.
... bookstore and did some Christmas shopping:
- two sets of the His Dark Materials trilogy The Golden Compass, the Amber Spyglass and the Subtle Knife. One set is for my daughter, and one for my niece.
- The White Giraffe, by Lauren St John
- The Boy in the Striped Paj ...
I'm going to come up short. I've finished:
1) His Dark Materials
2) The complete Hitchhiker's Guide series by Douglas Adams
3) The Mists of Avalon
4) History of the Twentieth Century by Martin Gilbert - The one volume version. (Well I have about 50 pages to go).
I thought ...
... Ok, so I know that's not the book we're going to discuss, but you've peaked my interested. As for the Golden Compass, or Northern Lights as it's known over here, I read it a few years ago and really enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'm going to re-read it, sorry.
The movie trailer looks good ...
... Ten YA books I've read:
1. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter series
2. Stephenie Meyer: Twilight series
3. Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials series
4. Frances Hardinge: Fly by Night
5. Neil Gaiman: Stardust
6. Charles de Lint: Little (Grrl) Lost
7. Jane Yolen: Sister Emily's Li ...
... for some reason). I hope to finish that this afternoon. After that comes Foxfire by Joyce Carol Oates, then the rest of His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. It's going to be a busy month. :)
Happy reading everyone.
... Terry Pratchett or that, and you know how that turned out by my library list...)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Northern Lights (I have a second hand paperback of the first book, never got to read it)
Any other Fantasy books I should check out?
... it on to others, who also found it wonderful.
As for my reading this month, I also had a good month: Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, and Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron (the first in a series that I intend to continue reading).
But the best book this month was W ...
What about alternate universe stuff? Like Lyra's Oxford in Pullman's His Dark Materials . As the books also feature our Oxford I feel it is a distinction that ought to be made. Also would that be Svalbard (Imaginary place) for The Northern Lights? It seems to have completely different ...
... A Great and Terrible Beauty but still, it was pretty decent.
As far as dislike goes, I could not get into any of the His Dark Materials books. I found them to be obtuse and, frankly, boring. Possibly I just don't "get it" but I probably couldn't be forced to pick the books up again.
On ...
October
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman:
50. The Golden Compass
51. The Subtle Knife
tiffin, have you read Philip Pullman's work? I really enjoyed the His Dark Materials trilogy.
Rereading both His Dark Materials and Kap'tän Blaubär. And Wuthering Heights through dailylit.com - I read that when I was 18, I was wondering if I would like it more now I'm 39. I'm still not sure I like it.
First of all, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials -trilogy. Excellent stuff - read it before the movies come out!
You should also check out:
- Pullman's Sally Lockhart-quartet.
- The Old Kingdom-trilogy by Garth Nix.
- The Mortal Engines-quartet by Philip Reeve.
- ...
... of young adult, fantasy ).
Some personal favorites are Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (starting with The Golden Compass), Patricia C. Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles (starting with Dealing with Dragons), Jonathan Strou ...
... of Pottermania (I'm a big fan of the "boy who lived", before you start thinking I'm having a dig), was Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series...
As for the next one... I really don't think we'll have to wait as long as all that... not with modern publishers hype.
The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Lais of Marie de France
The Shrinking of Treehorn by Florence Parry Heide
Vilette by Charlotte Bronte
Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos
...
... I would also be considered to "own" all of the constituent books as individual titles. In actuality, I physically have the His Dark Materials box set sitting on my shelf, and there's a separate ISBN on the slip cover. However, since I have different ratings/reviews/tags for each of the three ...
... over their suitability. Many a great fantasy book, including The Dark Portal by Robin Jarvis and Philip Pullman's Northern Lights went through this process, and were duly handed over to me. I don't see how hard it would be for parents to do the same thing for their children now.
I ...
#4 In His Dark Materials the animals are not pets in the traditional sense. They are called daemons which is like the 'familiars' referred to in regard to witches & witchcraft. Most often witches 'familiars' would be cats. In HDM they vary & are shape-shifters to boot. That trilogy is ...
Currently reading His Dark Materials trilogy (on book 3, The Amber Spyglass) before going back and finishing The History of the Hobbit, Part 2 (Return to Bag-End).
... not for the overarching series. Of course, someone would probably want to put something like Philip Pullman's trilogy, His dark materials into this same type of paradigm.
... Lirael and Abhorsen. I wouldn't have gotten through the wait between HP Books without the Charter Mages!
Plus His Dark Materials .
... a book for a freind and walked out with three books for myself. I have been wanting to get Philip Pullman's series, His Dark Materials for some time now (I collect children's books) and so I went home with
The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
... Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
The Night Country by Loren Eiseley
Stepping from the Shadows by Patricia McKillip
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
It was a Dark and Stormy Night by Allan Ahlberg
I just finished His Dark Materials the day before yesterday. I know what you mean. It would be wonderful if the movie turns out well but I'm not holding out a huge amount of hope.
... like - there are too many even just fantasy to list here, but off the top of my head, anything by Robin McKinley, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane, the Tortall books by Tamora Pierce...
I tried to reread the Valdemar books by ...
Have you read Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy? The first is the Golden Compass, and the movie for it will be released Dec. 7 of this year.
One of the books I recommend most is The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. I'm obsessed with it and love the whole His Dark Materials series.
-Angela D.
... new books purchased this weekend....
Coyote Dreams - C.E. Murphy
The Ninth Talisman - Lawrence Watt-Evans
His Dark Materials (Omnibus) - Phillip Pullman
Daywatch - Sergei Lukyanenko
Sword & Citadel - Gene Wolfe
Perdido Street Station - China Mieville
... with her friends; but they're also all mixed together.
Meg reminds me a little of Lyra from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials , though Meg is a nicer girl from the beginning.
63. *Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (615)
I finally finished Elantris, a bit late for The Gre ...
My first post here...
I'd agree that the his dark materials series is massively anti-christian, and explicity that rather than attacking religin in general. The trickier part is that it (relatively) sneaks up on you. The first book certainly has an anti-organized religion feel, but less ...
... walking or riding on horseback or whatever and for me I always want them to get there!
My favorite fantasy is probably His Dark Materials I really like Fool on the hill too as far as fantasy.
Anytime when either genre is "geeking out' either on swords or phasers or whatever I get ...
... Stand by Me.
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Illusions by Richard Bach
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
... the fabulous Richland County Library!
I haven't read Un Lun Dun, but it sounds very similar to the Philip Pullman "His Dark Materials" trilogy, which I enjoyed very much. I usually encourage my now 16 year old to "vet" YA fiction for me before I'll read it, so thanks for the ...
I second (or third) His Dark Materials my friend told me they were like Harry Potter but better and I didn't believe her but I do now!
Also the Red Mars trilogy is my favorite trilogy of all time. I have read it several times.
... is why I need to stop reading this thread. I'm just a click away from buying this book! I bought Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy after someone in the Christianity group suggested it may put one's soul in peril. Of course, I loved it. Now I'll just need some children to ...
... a list of those, but they include Canavan's Black Magician Trilogy, the Chrestomanci books, The Wizard of Earthsea, His Dark Materials and, of course, Harry Potter. However, the one that really works for me, fulfills all the criteria for "the thing" is Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy - ...
Why trilogies?
Anyway, I'd recommend Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, The Golden Compass (also published as Northern Lights ), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.
... Pullman,Brian Jacques,Harper Lee, Ursula K. LeGuin
FAVORITE BOOK: Hobbit/LotR, To Kill A Mocking Bird, His Dark Materials , Earthsea Trilogy+1, Redwall
FAVORITE DRINK: Bailey's Irish Cream
FAVORITE CHEESE: Sharp Cheddar
FAVORITE CLEANING DEVICE: a maid service (if ...
... odd joining) but i was having a really interesting conversation on one of the other boards about Philip Pullman and the his dark materials series. it made me think about other books that were critical, openly, unapologetically critical of christianity and other faiths - i managed to come up ...
... and Diane Duane's stuff.
And I just bought the first of Garth Nix's Abhorsen series, and Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials . I can't wait to finish the Christopher Moore book I'm reading so I can read those!
... another I have enjoyed.
Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of The Rings are old, enduring favourites.
Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is another favourite.
I'm just getting into George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series and I'm really enjoying that after avoiding it ...
... anyway. Everyone talks about religion so much regarding the work by that author. (Not that I didn't read Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials .) I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe only within the last two years, because of the movie. I'd started it when I was twelve in school but ...
...
The book that summons up the Oxford experience - I have to admit wallowing in nostalgia reading Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. That first chapter of Northern Lights could have taken place in Jesus SCR, or indeed any SCR (although I think Pullman modelled Jordan College ...
... his philosophy. I'm slow on picking up hidden meanings though, I think I'm pretty much a literal reader.
Maybe the His Dark Materials will be good to read after I've finished Elantris.
I adore audiobooks! It's such a (guilty) pleasure to be read to.
I agree with all those who have lauded the His Dark Materials audiobooks - they used the cast very effectively, and even though I've read the books a number of times, I felt more deeply involved in the plot as it was being read ...
I really like the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. The first book doesn't have any other worlds until the end of the book but the rest of the series has the heroine traveling through different worlds. It's a great series-one of my favorites.
The War of the Flowers by Tad Will ...
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
Sorry, I meant to say His Dark Materials , which is the name of the trilogy, that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. In these books, the religious motivation is basically negative, but the story is well told.
I became interested in Paradise Lost because it was quoted in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
Just finished The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman yesterday. Going to start the third book in the author's His Dark Materials series, which is The Amber Spyglass
... and I'm thoroughly enjoying The Golden Compass as well. I intend to continue with the other two books in Pullman's His Dark Materials series when I'm done.
... (if they exist).
(Has someone been reading Philip Pullman? The scenario has apparently lurched in the direction of His Dark Materials !)
... library and wound up really liking... until I go back to re-read, the only purpose of owning them is for lending out (the His Dark Materials box set is the most recent example).
I'm pretty free about lending my books out... everybody gets a first chance. I have some friends I trust enough ...
... amazingly sophisticated. Does that mean I'm going to get labeled as a "children's books" author?
Take Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials . The books are long. The writing style is fairly complex. The plots are intricate and have violent scenes sometimes, and can be dark. I love them to ...
I'll second the recommendation for His Dark Materials , and add in The Bartemius Trilogy (first book: The Amulet of Samarkand) by Jonathan Stroud. If your sister's the sort that likes Jane Austen, point her towards Sorcery and Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede and Car ...
I too loved His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.
... couple of years where I neglected reading a lot (blame online roleplaying), but I'm a little surprised no one mentioned the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. That was a milestone series for me, it made me cry at the end. I sort of see those as my model for the feel I wish my own ...
... had one book to write and just wrote it multiple times. However, I would have to disagree with your opinion of Pullman. His Dark Materials is an amasing peice of fantasy. While I disagree with his extremist Atheist views, I love this trilogy to death.
... is liable to a long project for me w/the amount of time I'm able to devote to reading, however-I managed to polish off His Dark Materials the trilogy last spring in about 6 wks. Vanye
... amusingly (to me) misunderstood the topic of this post when I saw it on my "Your books" list -- the two that came up were His Dark Materials and Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes -- so I thought maybe it was a topic about books that have libraries in them! Snort. Another topic for another time. ...
I had an awful time getting into Golden Compass (took me at least three tries) but it definitely redeemed itself.
The one I haven't convinced myself to like is Sabriel. I had better luck with the audio version narrated by Tim Curry, but even then I only lasted until about halfway through. Som ...
... :) and more bookshelves (although I want to wait on that until I've moved somewhere that isn't a 3rd floor walkup).
1: The Golden Compass (3488)
100: Summer for the Gods (130)
10% Dragonsong (868)
50% The E-Myth Revisited (161)
90% Drawing From Life (3)
Unshared: 9
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To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Niffenegger His Dark Materials - Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter 6) - J.K. Rowling Life of Pi - Yann Martel ...
... is Rising (Truly, the longest crush of my life. Longer than Christian Bale and longer than Bono.)
Will Parry from His Dark Materials
also important, but not at the same level as the two Wills:
Iorek from His Dark Materials
Ender Wiggin from Ender's Game, etc.
Ron Weasley ...
... as well.
Nat Eaton from The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Prince Caspian from the Narnia series
Will Parry from the His Dark Materials series
Remus Lupin from Harry Potter
Will Stanton from The Dark is Rising
Apparently I collect Book Boyfriends fairly easily. :)
Did you delete it? I could only find His Dark Materials the trilogy in your catalog and that shows up as English.
The reason I went to look is that I noticed yesterday that the language displayed for my edition under "This book" info for Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs is Portuguese but ...
... for children / YA have astonished me with their depth and beauty: The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime and His Dark Materials particularly. I actually wept freely at the end of The amber spyglass: nothing meant for adults has had that affect on me since my early twenties (the ...
... It just came out, and it's wonderfully creative, with a whole new take on magic.
I'll also second Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials series. And also the Garth Nix series that starts with Sabriel.
Hi Circadia
Philip Pullman is great - I've read His Dark Materials Trilogy & Tiger in the Well from his Sally Lockhart series. I've yet to read the other authors you've mentioned. Have you read William Nicholson's Wind Singer, or Michelle Paver's Wolf Brother? The Amulet of S ...
... authors).
Also great are young adult and juvenile audio books (and my kids are in their 20's, so I buy these for ME): His Dark Materials by Pullman, Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke and City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau.
Despite not being a believer, the last volume of His Dark Materials is ruined for me by Pullman forgetting that he is writing a novel, and not an anti-religious tract.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, is absolutely amazing, and would definitely accompany me, as would the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, and Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and Nights at the Circus.
Perhaps the Phillip Pullman His Dark Materials trilogy? They are just wonderful books.
I just took a long road trip and listened to The Golden Compass (the first in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy) -- the audio version is narrated by Pullman and a full cast of actors, and I got immensely more out of the listening than I did when I read it. If anyone out there is ...
My rather intense dislike for His Dark Materials might get in the way of my enjoyment of the audiobooks.
Also, in the audible version of Jonathan Strange, the footnotes are incorporated entirely into the text (without, say, the use of chapter markers).
... text. I don't remember whether or not they said "footnote one" at the start of the track, though.
janehyde - I LOVE the His Dark Materials audiobooks, which was astounding, because full-cast stuff normally really annoys me, but I though all of the performances for that were excellent.
Here are my favorite audiobooks. First of all, all three volumes of Pullman's His Dark Materials . He narrates in his lovely voice, and there are theatrical effects. But they are full-text. Another is Howard's End, from Recorded Books, and recently I listened to The Age of Innocence. B ...
Here are my favorite audiobooks. First of all, all three volumes of Pullman's His Dark Materials . He narrates in his lovely voice, and there are theatrical effects. But they are full-text. Another is Howard's End, from Recorded Books, and recently I listened to The Age of Innocence. B ...
Here are my favorite audiobooks. First of all, all three volumes of Pullman's His Dark Materials . He narrates in his lovely voice, and there are theatrical effects. But they are full-text. Another is Howard's End, from Recorded Books, and recently I listened to The Age of Innocence. B ...
... error here. I have no doubt he rationally understands that in reality one cannot hate a nonexistent being. Then again, His Dark Materials suggests that if God did exist, it would be necessary not merely to hate him, but to KILL him. I will leave it to the psychologists to explain what is ...
... or at least her Dark is Rising series. The subject matter and the characters are more appealing to me than Pullman's Dark Materials , although I did enjoy that series as well.
... but it's one of the most nicely put together and unusual fantasy series I've read for ages, probably since I met His dark materials by Philip Pullman (which is practically perfect, even if it isn't Australian :-) ).
There's a nice e-comic here about the author-obsession reading ...
... To me, it would be because he is one of the finest writers of today, and I'm glad I have lived long enough to experience His Dark Materials . On the other hand, I agree with you about Cynthia Voigt. She is an extremely fine writer and one of my American all-star favorites. I think that since ...
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