Wes
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Hi all,
I know Ben brought this up elsewhere some time ago and it was suggested we talk about it here, and then reading A Wrinkle in Time recently brought it back to mind, so I wanted to ask, have people read any Pullman? Impressions?
His new Book of Dust came out not too long ago, and he also released a lovely book of essays, but he's best known for the provocative stuff that happens in His Dark Materials. Spoilers may ensue, depending on how much people have read...I'll just say it: stuff like the death of God. What do we do about that? I say we should at least read it!
For me, he's the best. Better than Lewis, better than Tolkien. A little lower than Vonnegut, perhaps, well below such luminaries as Homer and the Bible and Shakespeare, but well. Certainly one of the best living authors in English. Heresy, I know, but that's just me!
I know Ben brought this up elsewhere some time ago and it was suggested we talk about it here, and then reading A Wrinkle in Time recently brought it back to mind, so I wanted to ask, have people read any Pullman? Impressions?
His new Book of Dust came out not too long ago, and he also released a lovely book of essays, but he's best known for the provocative stuff that happens in His Dark Materials. Spoilers may ensue, depending on how much people have read...I'll just say it: stuff like the death of God. What do we do about that? I say we should at least read it!
For me, he's the best. Better than Lewis, better than Tolkien. A little lower than Vonnegut, perhaps, well below such luminaries as Homer and the Bible and Shakespeare, but well. Certainly one of the best living authors in English. Heresy, I know, but that's just me!