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... the entire round over the course of the next half hour. When later questioned, he would only say that "he felt it was his duty," but really I think those figs must have been quite delicious. So now I'm thinking that I should probably find more figs and start again! Perhaps in the form of ... ... anthro/soc. study of teenage life at a very interesting point in Russian history, 1995.
Reread Pullman's His Dark Materials sequence after rewatching the dvd of 'The Golden Compass' which i liked better the 2nd time round..though the dialogue was often flat, much else (acting, ... ... Job: student
Pets: Wilma (tabby cat)
Favorite Book (so far):Changes a lot, but right now it would probably be The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman.
Favorite Movie (so far): Same as above, it changes a lot, but right now it's definitely The Golden Compass
Favorite TV shows: T ... ... with zepellins and large mechanical devices, heavy in Victorian England settings. I also think the Golden Compass AKA His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman series can qualify (but it does tend towards the metaphysical - still well written).
For comics I think League of Extraordinary Gent ... ... with zepellins and large mechanical devices, heavy in Victorian England settings. I also think the Golden Compass AKA His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman series can qualify (but it does tend towards the metaphysical - still well written).
For comics I think League of Extraordinary Gent ... ... with zepellins and large mechanical devices, heavy in Victorian England settings. I also think the Golden Compass AKA His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman series can qualify (but it does tend towards the metaphysical - still well written).
For comics I think League of Extraordinary Gent ... ... Rising by Susan Cooper (I really reread all the others in the sequence as well, except for Over Sea, Under Stone.)
2) The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (Again, the whole series, but mostly The Amber Spyglass.)
3) Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (The whole series. I've probably read each ... I've just finished The Amber Spyglass, and for a complete change of pace, am about to start on The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard. I also have a couple of new New Zealand poetry books on the go: Moonshot by Harvey Molloy and My Iron Spine by Helen Rickerby - both very good. >#99-101: how's that degree in cheese classification going?
Today i learned (or guessed) that the "daemons" in His Dark Materials are taken from the daimôns or inferior deities of ancient Greek religion. No doubt i could have found that out a while back when i read the book, but it was more ... Charlie Bone series, The Little Prince, His Dark Materials series, some classics well i can't edit my prior message, but i would assert that Pullman's His Dark Materials is defn. SF. Alternative history, lots of scientific reinvention..Just because there are gods and witches doesn't mean it's "only" fantasy..
I dunno what was happening w/ post 8..but each time i tried to ... 80. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
81. The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
Of course the first book I read this month was Breaking Dawn but Im also getting round to reading The Amber Spyglass and Artemis Fowl: The time paradox. ... a lot of other books that have nothing to do with Virago as well (two Noel Streatfeild, one Thomas Hardy, one E.M. Forster, His Dark Materials, one Elizabeth Goudge and three Penelope Fitzgerald, this should bring us to October !)
A trilogy that I particularly enjoyed recently is theHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, which includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and Amber Spyglass.
And can we mention Harry Potter... here? ... were my only two must reads that no one has mentioned yet.
The others being Feed, Something Wicked This Way Comes His Dark Materials and Time for the Stars
... (younger end)
S. Gould Jumper - nothing to do w/ the movie except the name....
Garth Nix Shade's Children
Pullman His Dark Materials
Sleator Singularity, Interstellar Pig (younger end)
Card ender's game
This is sticking more or less w/ SF and bypassing a lot of great YA ... ... in Time); the Kelly Link IS the most problematic - but it's the island where i'm going to be stranded, after all. His Dark Materials (among many other attributes) is an excellent alternative history/technology set. There are certainly elements of the fantastic but I'd place it quite ... ... in there too - Kelly Link, Deep Wizardry (I'm guessing from the title), Sandman...
Um, not sure if you'd class His Dark Materials as sf or fantasy. It's normally seen as the latter, but is it that? ... Ghosts (Ghost trilogy); Jr., L. E. Modesitt
20.Thirteen; Richard Morgan
21.There and Back Again; Pat Murphy
22. His Dark Materials; Phillip Pullman
23. Night Sky Mine; Melissa Scott
24. Snow Crash; Neal Stephenson
25.Going, Going, Gone; Jack Womack
........................ ... Sounds like The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman to me.... > 10 Speculating from the content of His Dark Materials, I would think that Pullman does find Christianity morally loathsome, at least as an institution. In the book the church (at least in the main protagonist's world) is corrupt and power-mad, as is the Metatron (the angelic being that claims ...
... ten
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (I think it very unfair that we don't get daemons in this world. If I had one it would surely be an otter.) ... du Nord par Philip Pullman
A la croisée des mondes, Tome 2 : La Tour des Anges par Philip Pullman
A la croisée des mondes, Tome 3 : Le Miroir d'Ambre par Philip Pullman
L'enfant de Noé par Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
L'affaire Jeanne d'Arc par Marcel ... It will be interesting to see what they do--and if it makes the movie too bland.
48. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
I have to say that The Golden Compass remains my favorite of this series, but I liked reading through until the end. I liked the ending, although it seemed a bit ... ... books, aren't they? I agree that the girl who played Lyra was perfectly cast, and actually really good at the part. The Amber Spyglass may be my favorite of the trilogy. Pullman is so imaginative - I love the concept of a visible soul, and the way the children's daemons change, but the ... ... to finish the book or be bothered to read the others.
I did not like the Lemony Snicket books or Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series either. Generally I enjoy YA books and I think there are some fabulous ones being written these days. ... neat idea! I have two books that would fit this on my list of things to read soon, but I have to read Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials books, because I borrowed them from a friend, so I can't join in whole-heartedly. I will definitely participate if you do it again! I definitely think The Amber Spyglass is worth the read. However, people seem to either love The Golden Compass and not much care for it's sequels, or feel rather indifferent towards The Golden Compass and end up loving The Amber Spyglass. I fall firmly in later category. ... it was amazing. I'll be buying the second one soon.
The next book I'm going to read once I finish the ones Im reading is The Amber Spyglass and after that I'll start reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Cya whoopsie - double-post. ... safe choices on their own.
Series are very popular amongst YA - Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Gossip Girl, etc. You'd also put Black Beauty, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Treasure Island and A ... ... of Chaos by John C. Wright
16. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
17. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
18. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
19. Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
20. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
21. The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Storie ... ... Satrapi (2003)
38. Birds of America, Lorrie Moore (1998)
39. Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri (2000)
40. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman (1995-2000)
41. The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros (1984)
42. LaBrava, Elmore Leonard (1983)
43. Borrowed Time, Paul Mone ... That's The Amber Spyglass ... claims 1,635)
Top ones:
The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles - i should read this sometime!
The Amber Spyglass
Dragonfly in Amber
Amber and Blood - hmmm, disturbing... ... book and you realize just what the world is missing and start crying.
But then, I also started bawling at the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy-why is it that YA books make me cry more than deaths in adult books! ... it's good when she finally gets cancelled, but there's something about her in this scene that is just so majestic.
In The Amber Spyglass, when Lyra saves the world (vague to avoid a spoiler). That is maybe the most exquisite single scene I've ever read. I'm planning on reading The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass, Twilight, and Fahrenheit 451 (for school). Plus, as many others from my TBR pile as possible. I am reading the Amber Spyglass The first one that pops right into my mind is The Amber Spyglass and here there's a MAJOR SPOILER!!!
SPOILER
SPOILER
SPOILER
When Lyra has to abandon Pan to enter the Underworld.
I'll have to give some thought on others.
... least favorite book of his - I thought Paul's sacrifice on the tree in The Summer Tree was incredibly powerful.
- In The Amber Spyglass, where Lyra has to leave Pan on the dock, just about broke my heart.
There are tons of scenes from The Wheel of Time that stand out in my head, ... ... history and lots of interesting speculation and all of it written by professional historians.
I think Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials would be considered an alternate universe since the physical laws are different. I enjoyed those books a great deal. ... got sick. I'm finally back in the land of the living. I felt well enough on Wednesday that I managed to finish reading His Dark Materials, but yesterday I got a headache (probably from dehydration) that left me unable to do much of anything. Today I'm back at work, still nauseous, but ... I finished The Amber Spyglass. I know there are people who have said they would be interested in what I thought about these books. My plan is to write a review (hopefully tonight). When I do, I'll let you all know, so anyone who's interested can read it and post to my profile if they have a ... ... You
Joseph Campbell: Hero with a Thousand Faces -> One of my absolute favorites! I am confrazzled.
Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials Trilogy -> Another of my favorites.
The Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-6) is on my unsuggester list as well. Does it realize I won't buy ... ... Golden Compass and started on The Subtle Knife. I anticipate finishing that today and at least getting a good chunk of The Amber Spyglass read. ... with the Germans after the Battle of Britain (Churchill either never came to power or was eased out).
I'm not sure if His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman would be considered alternate history - more alternate universes, but the original world of The Golden Compass is one that is oddly ... 11. Sense and Sensibility (ebook)
12. The Golden Compass
13. The Subtle Knife
14. The Amber Spyglass
15. Dracula (ebook) My favourite fantasy author is definitely Phillip Pullman, and His Dark Materials, of which my favourite is Northern Lights. He is also my favourite fantasy author. My favourite author generally speaking is Jill Marshall. But I don't think she writes fantasy! ... on Thursday. Yay! We were so lucky it had opened. I bought three books for a total of $32.27. I bought The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass, and Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul. I convinced my mom to buy Pot Bellies and other Miniature Pigs because we are going to get a pig soon. We ... ... and pat, and I would have liked to know more about the not so important people that ended up with The Walking Man.
14. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman *****
This series was just as amazing the second time around. I'd forgotten a lot of details though I remembered the story as a whole. ... ... eventually they'll make sense if you keep reading (at least if it's a good authore you will!) I'm not sure if I'll bring His Dark Materials to work or not, it's pretty thick and not mine (I eat while I read at work -- spillage) so I might have to come up with something else. The Boleyn Inher ... ... them as books for my 50 book challenge? Yes definitely.
Speaking of 50 book challenge, I borrowed Holly's copy of His Dark Materials yesterday, it's all three books in one volume, should I count this as three books, or one? 48. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. I finished The subtle knife yesterday and I'm working on The amber spyglass. ... more times than DH.
Oh yeah, I'm almost done with The Constant Princess. I'm going to try to remember to grab His Dark Materials when I'm at Holly's tonight. I think I need to step away from the Tudor romances for a bit. ... A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth. I do believe this will be the longest book I've ever read at ~ 1400 pages!
I finished The Amber Spyglass -- I was underwhelmed by the trilogy as a whole. I just got back from a short holiday. While away I finished off The Amber Spyglass, Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North, (all by Philip Pullman), Storm Front by Jim Butcher, and Water : Tales of Elemental Spirits by Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson (Pool of ... ... and reading The Constant Princess. Hollybeee and I are supposed to trade, I loan her the series and she loans me His Dark Materials but we both have really bad memories, so I don't know when we'll actually do this. I also need to reread Prince Caspian but she has my copy of that ... ... great. This was my first book by him and I think I expected more.
I am now dutifully finishing Pullman's trilogy with The Amber Spyglass, but I am slogging a bit. IMO, these novels lack the magic and sense of reality of Harry Potter and certainly cannot touch The Lord of the Rings. I also got Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman.
*again, stupid touchtones
... & Hornblower together to something absolutely believable.
I was equally enthusiastic about Philip Pullman and his Dark Materials trilogy, untill I saw the monstruous movie they made of it ...
For the moment I'm in wraps about Cornelia Funke's Inkheart trilogy, but I already fear ... ... Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Earthsea Cycle
The Odyssey
The Princess Bride
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
His Dark Materials
Dracula
Peter Pan
Dragonriders of Pern trilogy
The Arabian Nights
The Illiad
Watership Down
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Complete ... ... like them.) My sister pushed me to keep reading the series, saying she knew I'd love it, and she was right. I reread both His Dark Materials and the Harry Potter books over again maybe three times each that year. :)
Hmm, this should help my words per message. ;) ... meant when using Christian terminology). Perelandra was the only book of the three that rejected this idea.
28. The Amber Spyglass That Philip Pullman is a good writer can be seen in the fact that at one point I found myself rooting for one of the characters that, had the action ... I'm curious: have any of you lost books to our local thug base? For my part, I have. A friend of mine to whom I had lent The amber spyglass got mugged and, as fate would have it, my volume was in her purse. I doubt seriously that my wee paperback back was their target, but nevertheless I had ... ... so a clergyman would never say that it is a truth of Faith. It's just fun to read and think about.
I have yet to read His Dark Materials but I intend to borrow my sister's copy when she is done with it, because as I said in another thread, I refuse to let others tell me what to think about ... Finished The Amber Spyglass, Lord John and Brotherhood of the Blade, and One Good Turn. All on my list. Making slow progress. Also finished the following graphic novels/comic book compilations which were not on original list:
1. Y: The Last Man, Vol I: Unmanned
2. Y: The Last Man, Vol ... ... dominated. Hence the 4 Potter books that had been published at the time occupy numbers 4, 21, 22 and 23 in the poll.
His Dark Materials was considered as a single book, rather than a trilogy because it is a continuous story. This is consistent with Lord of the Rings. It gratified me ... ... dominated. Hence the 4 Potter books that had been published at the time occupy numbers 4, 21, 22 and 23 in the poll.
His Dark Materials was considered as a single book, rather than a trilogy because it is a continuous story. This is consistent with Lord of the Rings. It gratified me ... 10. The Amber Spyglass (A borostyán látcső) by Philip Pullman ... up late. Its crazy I know, considering I have been out of school for a few years.
Anyways, I promised you my opinion of His Dark Materials by Pullman. Though a Christian myself, I was not inflamed by his books. This may have more to do with my personality than the material itself. I guess ... I've just received a copy of Philip Pullman's new His Dark Materials book, Once Upon A Time in the North. ... tell us what age group she is teaching? That might help.
Also, just for the record, there is no talk of 'killing god' in His Dark Materials. That quote came from Philip Pullman well after the book became a best seller. From 38 responses so far, the most popular books are:
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (27 votes)
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory
(22 votes each)
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (21 votes)
The Borrowers by Mary Norton ... r
* Inkheart in hardcover, and Inkspell in paperback
* Golden Compass in paperback, Subtle Knife in hardcover, and Amber Spyglass in mass market paperback (eww!) ...
The Giver is a must read and around twelve was when I first really understood it.
At twelve my favorite books were His Dark Materials by Philip Pulman. They have interesting themes, and the writing is geared towards young teens.
For scifi Ender's Game and Nancy Farmer are ... 3. Emma
4. The God of Small Things
5. The Golden Compass
6. the subtle knife
7. the amber spyglass ... my list:
1) Pride and Prejudice - 4 lists
2) The odyssey - 4 lists
3) To kill a mockingbird - 3 lists
4) His dark materials - 3 lists
5) Alice in wonderland
6) The poisonwood bible - 3 lists
7) The diary of Anne Frank 3 lists
8) The Iliad 3 lists
9) War and Peace ... ... The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
3. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4. The Subtle Knife & The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
5. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
... order. To take an example, Philip Pullman is about to release a "prequel" (how I hate that word!) to the His Dark Materials series, Once Upon a Time in the North. If one lists the series chronologically, this book should be first. If by publication date, it should be ... ... a change to my list: I had initially tried to avoid repeat authors, but I've found that I just can't deal with having His Dark Materials above The Odyssey. So, I'm replacing the former with the latter. Sorry for the inconvenience! ... The Epic of Gilgamesh
5. Hamlet
6. The Chronicles of Narnia
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. His Dark Materials
10. Le Petit Prince
11. The Odyssey
12. The Theban Plays
13. Romeo and Juliet
14. Anna Karenina
15, War and Peace
16. A Wrinkle in T ... ...
3. Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
4. Watership down
5. Alice in wonderland
6. Pippi Longstocking
7. His dark materials
8. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
9. The BFG
10. The neverending story
adult
11. To kill a mockingbird
12. Nothing new ... ...
3. Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
4. Watership down
5. Alice in wonderland
6. Pippi Longstocking
7. His dark materials
8. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
9. The BFG
10. The neverending story
adult
11. To kill a mockingbird
12. Nothing new ... ... rath
The Secret History
1984
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
And Then There Were None
To Kill A Mockingbird
His Dark Materials
Good Omens
From Russia With Love
Small Gods
Murder in Mesopotamia
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
A Clockwork Orange
American Psyc ... ... the the new list just added, we have:
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 history - 2 lists
Nineteen eighty four - 2 lsits
And then ... Always Coming Home by UKL
And It Was Good by L'Engle
Amazing Grace by Kozol
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Alvin Journeyman by Card (had to hold my nose a bit while including that one)
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