I'm looking forward to watching the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights (8 episodes), which has been filmed and will probably be aired later this year. Adaptations of The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass are also planned.
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I'd never read any Philip Pullman before, but my friend who's an avid fan got me 'Daemon Voices' for my birthday. It's a compilation of essays on how to write fiction which has been a favourite pastime for many years. Looks to be very intriguing.
And yes, this is the same friend who got me Enid Blyton's Bedtime Stories!
And yes, this is the same friend who got me Enid Blyton's Bedtime Stories!
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I am also a huge Pullman fan. I love “His Dark Materials”, including the spin-off novellas Lyra’s Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North. I have to say, though, I probably love the “Sally Lockhart” books even more. Wonderful “blood and thunder” crime thrillers which also deal with the political, social and moral issues of the time, such as the rights of women, the huge divide between rich and poor, socialism, oppressed and persecuted peoples seeking asylum in the UK, drugs, prostitution, and many more issues which remain just as relevant today. I like how Pullman doesn’t patronise his audience. And the audiobooks (I seem to keep bringing up audiobooks at the moment!) are among the best I’ve ever heard. Anton Lesser’s narration is superb; he brings the characters to life.
What do people think of Philip Pullman’s latest, the first instalment of The Book of Dust, where we are taken back into the world of Lyra and “His Dark Materials”? Also, his controversial The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ? He is such a fantastic storyteller.
I know Philip Pullman can be quite outspoken at times (no bad thing, in my book), especially about authors whose work he doesn’t rank very highly. I think someone said he wasn’t very complimentary about Enid Blyton. I have to admit, however, that I agree with his critique of C. S. Lewis’s “Narnia” books. On one level they can be enjoyed as fantasy children’s books, but some of Lewis’s underlying messages are quite sinister and troubling.
What do people think of Philip Pullman’s latest, the first instalment of The Book of Dust, where we are taken back into the world of Lyra and “His Dark Materials”? Also, his controversial The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ? He is such a fantastic storyteller.
I know Philip Pullman can be quite outspoken at times (no bad thing, in my book), especially about authors whose work he doesn’t rank very highly. I think someone said he wasn’t very complimentary about Enid Blyton. I have to admit, however, that I agree with his critique of C. S. Lewis’s “Narnia” books. On one level they can be enjoyed as fantasy children’s books, but some of Lewis’s underlying messages are quite sinister and troubling.