[HPforGrownups] HP and Philip Pullman

[Kathleen Kelly MacMillan]

No: HPFGUIDX 8628

>===== Original Message From HPforGrownups at egroups.com =====
>Caius Marcus wrote:
>
>>As for Pullman, I've been put off on reading him not due to his religious
>>stance, but because of the critics - every reviewer
>I>'ve
>>seen feels compelled to throw in some snide anti-HP remark, implying that
>>HP is mere cheez-whiz on white bread compared to the intoxicating medley of
>>Amber Spyglass flavors.


Yes!  As a children's librarian, I hear this kind of thing ALL the time from 
my colleagues. I have read the first 2 books in Pullman's trilogy, and I will 
probably get around to reading Amber Spyglass someday, though I honestly don't 
care what happens next.  Honestly, I never found the characters at all 
appealing, no matter how "complex and cerebral" Pullman's writing may be.  I'd 
take HP any day.

On another note, I have noticed that EVERY person I have talked to who was all 
excited about Pullman's trilogy has been an adult.  And I talk to a LOT of 
kids about books.  Why they even market Pullman's books to kids mystifies me.


Kathy
AKA Elanor Gamgee