04-08-2003, 04:23 PM | #81 |
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Okay, when you say "Lye-ra", that looks to me like "Lyeh-rah". Do you mean the "y" is pronounced "ai" as in "Ai, a Balrog?", or what?
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04-08-2003, 04:37 PM | #82 |
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I did meen Lye-ra as in Ai, ai, a Balrog.
BoP: But Pan isn't a complete identity... *decides not to argue* But whatever. As for the love thing, I don't think it was "added" excactly, as I said, the whole series was leading up to it.
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04-08-2003, 04:54 PM | #83 |
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Yes, I do agree with that. It does lead up to that, but I think it was a little out of place. It wasn't that bad, but as someone stated earlier, Lyra seems pretty young for a relationship to be so intense.
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04-12-2003, 02:07 PM | #84 |
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I think Pan is an identity of his own, and i like him lots.
Pullman pronouced "Lie ra" when he came to Seattle...at least i remember it so. i always said it like that anyway...
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04-13-2003, 08:19 AM | #85 |
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I think the relationship between them is lovely because they are o young... it's kinda innocent and special. It's also first love, which is always the one that stays with you forever.
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04-13-2003, 10:35 AM | #86 |
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I loved the ending of the series. Very bittersweet, but I really like a lot of sad endings (No need to state my favourite ending). It nearly made me cry, that they couldn't be together. I love them both so much.
I say it Leer-a, maybe like how some of you do but I can't tell from the way you have written it in your posts. |
04-20-2003, 11:41 PM | #87 |
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I actually did cry at the end of it... (Yes, I'm very emotional when it comes to sad books). I think you used the perfect word to describe the ending: Bittersweet.
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04-21-2003, 12:54 AM | #88 |
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I don't often cry at the ends of sad books, and I didn't cry at the end of this one. But I also found the end of that trilogy extremely sad. Surprising, definitely, and very sad. I actually think my opinion at the end was that I liked the ending a lot because it surprised me so much. Stereotype or expectable things aren't so interesting, even when the unexpected thing is bad. Just so long is the unexpected thing isn't illogical, I tend to like it.
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04-21-2003, 03:00 AM | #89 |
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See, maybe I would have found the ending sad if I had felt that those feelings that they had for each other were appropriate for their ages, but it simply didn't wash with me. I wasn't even interested in boys when I was 12, let alone enough that I would happen to stumble across my soul-mate! Plus, there wasn't that much of a build up towards these feelings, so it kinda seemed like it came out of left field.
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04-21-2003, 04:56 AM | #90 |
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I simple loved the sieries- once i started, I couldnt stop- i also liked the sad ending were they cant stay together.
But i especially liked the parts( in the third book) were it is told about Mary and the Mulefa- really cool. does anybody know of other good books that Pullman wrote?
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04-21-2003, 05:01 AM | #91 |
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I pronuonce Lyra's name like this: Lie-ra.
I remember it said in the third book that No-name yelled Lyra's name in a way that it sounded like she was yelling:' Lier!' and 'Lyra!' as one name, so the names have to be similar. thats my opinion anyway.
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04-21-2003, 08:21 AM | #93 |
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oh, well in that case, never mind, thanks anyway.
i just thought that he would have more adventure/ fantisy things, apperantly not.
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04-21-2003, 03:12 PM | #94 |
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The Ruby in the Smoke, Tiger in the Well, and another that goes in between those and makes it a trilogy.
They are mystery crimish, but they are also very good--get them from a library and try them, you could be suprised. tano
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I still don't like them. *mutterings about stupid sensational nonsense*
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04-22-2003, 06:13 AM | #96 |
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Maybe I could- thanks for the advise anyway. Im not sure i have them in the library- im gonna have to check. *looks up library opening times*, maybe next week, when it will be open .
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04-23-2003, 11:40 AM | #97 |
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I read a very good Pullman book called Count Carlstein. It's very interesting because the narrators in the book are the characters, and the narrator changes each chapter. I really liked that book.
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I really enjoyed His Dark Materials! They were so imaginative, and kept me entranced through the whole series! The ending was great although very heart-wrenching!
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true true!
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