Pullman (was Children's Books)

[Benjamin]

Catherine wrote: 
> I'm also a big Pullman fan - but the titles you have mentioned are 
> confusing me.  In the UK, the first volume of the HDM trilogy 
> was "Northern Lights" followed by "The Subtle Knife" and then "The 
> Amber Spyglass."  Were the titles changed in America?
> 

I think (some of) the titles were changed for American consumption - 
IIRC there was a thread about Amber Spyglass some time ago.  
Personally I bought the book (because of the discussion on here, and 
because I saw it cut price in Easons) but have found it incredibly 
difficult to get into ~ the quotes (from Milton, the Bible etc) at 
the beginnings of chapters are sometimes more interesting, but 
somehow I get the impression the whole thing is a bit of a mick-take 
(Maybe he is just considering Michael's motives for playing with his 
sword)

-Ben

"And malt does more than Milton can,
 To justify God's ways to man" - Houseman