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i don't know if anybody here is into this sort of thing. but...well. that's what this post is for. just curious who's read it and what you thought of them. i just got through with 'the amber spyglass' this afternoon and was just blown away. everything about it was just amazing. the writing, to the story, to the characters, content. everything. just brilliant. i'm actually going to have to give them another read-through, i liked them so much. and i feel there's a lot more i could get out of them another time through. and for those of you who haven't read, and don't know what i'm talking about...i'm refering to 'the golden compass', 'the subtle knife', and 'the amber spyglass'. by phillip pullman. read them. wonderful books. i won't really try and explain them, because i'm horrible at explaining things, and i really just wouldn't even do it justice. |
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haha so they're interesting and that's all we need to know? i'll give her a look if i get around to it ever |
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heheh, yeah, hard to explain. it's a really interesting parallel dimension thing idea. I read the first two books, got the third a long time ago but never read it. They were good when I was younger |
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I've read them - and obviously so has Pantalimon :) I really liked the first book, the second was pretty good, the third... well it was ambitious, but it wasn't quite as enjoyable as the other two. Glad I read them though. Apparently they're set on making them into movies, possibly starring Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe as the parents... decent casting choices, I thought. |
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I just finished the first book, although it was called Northern Lights. Not bad. I think I shall have to check out the others. What a bad idea a film about it would be though. Russel Crowe? |
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Easily filmable, give it a decent director like Gillam and no problem. Crowe's not my favourite actor but I can see him as Lord Azriel or whatever's the guy's name was. |
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Some of my favourite books. Absolutely love them. Much prefer them to Harry Potter and even Lord of the Rings, to be honest (as they've been called a cross between the two)... the films'll be very interesting, certainly, although I'm not so sure how good they'll be. And yeah, in the UK the first book's called Northern Lights. |
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I've just finished The Northern lights and I'm now reading the amber spy glass. Very good books, much better "literature" than Harry Potter and the story is good to boot. |
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and yes, i suppose i should've called it by the UK name, seeing as that's what you lot would be seeing and such. oh well. stinking america and it's alternate titles. anyways, this pleases me. we all have something in common now. yay. any takers on garth nix? sabriel? eh? |
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Did you know Pullman has a follow up short story called 'Lyra's Oxford' out? And also that he has a fully fledged sequel called 'The Book Of Dust' planned? Check out some fan sites (none of which existed when I finished the trilogy) for info. |
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yeah i heard about the sequel, should be good. I've seen Lyra's Oxford in the shops, not sure if its worth getting though. I wonder how long it will take for the Movie to be made? Hopefully it will be made by the same company the made Lord of the Rings. |
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I think they should wait a bit. Let LOTR calm down first to avoid comparisons. There's no way in hell that HDM will be as prestigious, eagerly awaited or financially successful so the more distance between the two the better. I think it says 2004 on IMDB but an actual release in 2006 ono would be fine with me, the book will only gain momentum. CGI will also have improved by then, which would help with the bears and especially the final book. Saw some casting suggestions on a fan MB, jesus fuck hope the studio doesn't follow THAT |
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yeah yeah. i knew about lyra's oxford, haven't picked it up yet, though. i'll get around to it. and i hadn't heard about 'the book of dust', no. that's awesome! looking forward to it. and i also saw that they've adapted it into a play at the national theatre. that's crazy! |
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