[HPFGU-OTChatter] Philip Pullman and HP

[Amber ?]

Just wanted to thank Jen, Barb, David, and Catherine for giving me their 
opinions on Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy!

I'm going to mix all the suggestions. I'll read the second book (will get it 
from the library) but perhaps not right now. I've got my eye on a couple 
other books that I want to try first (like the one Barb mentioned and 
"American Gods" by Gaiman). I'm heartened to hear that the second book deals 
somewhat with our reality. Maybe that will hook me in more? I feel bad that 
I didn't like the first book much since so many people have raved about it! 
Of course, I haven't liked my experiences with Tolkien but dangit, I'm 
determined to read the first book before the movie comes out, come hell or 
high water...

On a somewhat related note, my mom wants to see the Harry Potter movie 
WITHOUT reading the first book. *grrrr* I told her that she should read the 
book first or, at the absolute least, read the book right after seeing the 
movie (although I voiced my disapproval of the second option). She's the 
ONLY one of our family who hasn't read the books yet. I have no idea why 
she's dragging her feet so much; I thought that when my brother started 
raving about them, she'd read them right away. Oh, how wrong I was...

~Amber

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