07-21-2002, 10:03 PM | #61 |
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i only read one but i'm not really into mysteries!
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07-22-2002, 11:01 PM | #62 | |
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Is this something that people in L.A. say, or people under 19, or what? Please explicate. |
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07-22-2002, 11:21 PM | #63 |
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I say "brilliant." I'm 16, and I live in Seattle.
I also say "wicked" and I've been affected by reading British stuff, so I use some Brit slang as well as "American" slang. *shrug* Dunno... But I agree, having a Daemon must indeed be brilliant! Mine's name is Katzin, and he's a fox. -tano
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07-23-2002, 09:54 PM | #64 |
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Thank you for the explanation. It must be age. I live in Seattle too, but the only people under 17 that I know all speak Spanish. So they don't say brilliant. But I think it's a cool word (I say cool).
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07-27-2002, 01:10 AM | #65 |
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I say brilliant. And I'm 18, and I also live in Seattle.
My daemon is a magpie. And it is brilliant, having a daemon!
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07-30-2002, 07:12 PM | #66 |
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mine's would most definatly be a cat
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07-31-2002, 06:00 AM | #67 |
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hi Twirling String,
I hav read Northen Lights and half of subtle Knife. i absolutely loved Northen Lights and could barely put it down .Subtle Knife is harder though and i've taken a break from it.what hav you read of philip pullmans |
04-02-2003, 04:02 PM | #68 |
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The Amber Spyglass was a really touching book. It was also quite scary, and Mrs Coulter and her monkey daemon and Lord Asriel fighting that angel thing was really kinda..disturbing. But it was a 'brilliant' (I say brilliant and I'm English and 18) trilogy.
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04-03-2003, 02:10 AM | #69 |
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I read the first two and found them well written and entertaining. But I've decided not to read the third, after a long discussion with myself, because they're anti-God.
I'm very fond of God, and don't want to waste my time with propaganda against him. Generally speaking I read anything going, and try to keep an open mind, but I also don't like wasting my time. |
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Anti-God?
Hmm....I don't know that he's trying to say that God is bad. The whole thing is a big mess anyway. Religion in the book, I mean--everyone and everything's all messy. Eh...I haven't read it in a while, I'll have to go see. I hesitate to say--for people who haven't read the third one, CLOSE YOUR EYES! What'd people think of the whole Will / Lyra thing? I thought it was a big much...and it seemed sort of contrived. I really liked it before the "desparate love" thing came into the picture. (I say brilliant and I'm now 17 and still living in Seattle. ) Tano
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My dæmon isn't settled. His name is Rakinson. Currently he is sitting on my monitor in the form of a robin looking very bored indeed. (Heheh.) I was very much obsessed with them once upon a time. My Golden Compess is signed by Phillip Pulman. I got to meet him and here him speak (at length) about his books. Who here really liked the Gallevespians?
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O yeah, one more thing I wanted to say:
I didn't like the Sally Lockhart trilogy. Sure, it was interesting and exciting and all, but I saw it as cheap thriller garbage that you write to get money, whereas His Dark Materials is Pulman's true style.
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Hmm....but the lead in was so subtle, and then bang! It was this all-important thing....oh, nevermind. Doesn't matter.
I also really liked the scientist--Mary Malone, I think her name was. She was v. nifty.... Heh....I have the first two signed by him, when he came to speak at my local bookstore...and I did a book project for school--making a cover for the book--and he signed that too. Wheee! tano
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04-07-2003, 07:26 PM | #75 |
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These are my all time favorite books!!!!!!
My favorite characters were Iorek Byrneson (spelling?) and Pantalaimon. But Iorek especially. The whole concept of an armored bear is great. What was your favorite of the three? Mine was either the Golden Compass or the Amber Spyglass. They're all good, but those two stood out a little more than the Subtle Knife. And I liked the whole Will/Lyra thing. The ending of the Amber Spyglass was so sad.
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I thought that the Golden Compass was the weaker of the trilogy. I agree with whoever said that the love thing didn't work. I thought it was a bit sudden, and she was a bit too young for it to be that intense. My favourite book would have to be the Golden Compass.
Edit: How DO you pronounce "Lyra"?? It's bugging the crap out of me. Lee-ra? Li-ra? Lei-ra?
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Haha. I pronounced it Lye-ra, but many of my friends pronounced it Lee-ra. So when they mentioned her name, I'm thinking... "Who's Leera?"
About the love thing, I did think it was a nice thing to add, but I do see why you think she's too young for it to be that intense. The main reason I liked it was because it added tragedy to the end.
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04-07-2003, 11:36 PM | #78 |
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I wasn't sure how to pronounce Lyra, but I always say Li-ra. Probably wrong though.
I thought Lyra and Will were too young (how old were they? 12-14?) I haven't read the stories for a while. My favorite book is the first one (The Golden Compass, or the title of the book I read, Northern Lights). I liked the Sally Lockhart books, as well as his others. He isn't scared to include adult themes in his books, like sex and murder.
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At the book signing, Phillip Pulman said Lye-ra.
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04-08-2003, 04:15 PM | #80 |
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Why? You don't have to like the whole package. I like my eyes, but I hate my butt. I like Pan, but I'm not too fond of Lyra.
Edit: Dammit. I knew I should have been pronouncing it that way! (But everytime I did, I'd either accidentally slip in Linda for some reason, or think of the Italian currency.....)
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