Phillip Pullman

[Brian]

No: HPFGUIDX 5257

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Susan McGee" <Schlobin at a...> wrote:
> But I cannot understand how 
> > it could be considered dark and depressing.  Fans of Hermione 
will, 
> I 
> > think, really like the spunky heroine Lyra.  As voicelady said, 
> it's 
> > all a matter of taste but this trilogy is up there with Harry in 
my 
> > book.
> 
> Children tortured by being separated from their daemon is my
> idea of dark and depressing.
> 
> I would agree with Brian. Too advanced for me
> 
> Susan

   I would agree that the novel shows a particularly disturbing and 
gruesome side of evil but didn't JKR say that to really appreciate a 
true hero, an story has to show it's opposite?  You're right, it's 
probably not for everybody but I don't think it's any worse than GOF 
in the 'face of evil' department.  Anyway, just my 2 knuts.

Brian