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December 17, 2007, 7:32 PM
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His Dark Materials
Pwns ur fase imho.
The Northern Lights (Bastardised as "The Golden Compass")
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass.
There's quite a deep storyline involved in this book, and it's quite thought provoking for a teenager's book.
Anyone else like these books?
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December 17, 2007, 7:34 PM
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I love them (actually re-reading Northern Lights again xD). I always thought it'd make a good film, but they've approached it all wrong. Too many changes from what I hear so I still haven't seen it.
I saw today that the books have been re-released, and Northern Lights has been re-titled as Golden Compass. >>
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December 17, 2007, 7:35 PM
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I have these books at home, never got round to reading them though.. I started Northern Lights years ago but only read the first chapter or so. What kind of genre are they?
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December 17, 2007, 7:35 PM
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Yeah, and they've changed names :(
Iofur Raknison now is Rugnar Sturlusson
And the Alithiometer is now "The Golden Compass"
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Princess A; They're Fantasy
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December 17, 2007, 7:36 PM
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Ahh i see, merci 
In which case i shall try to read them on top of the 283718970172 other books which i have started and not yet finished.
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December 17, 2007, 7:38 PM
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^ Burn them other books and read these.
They're AMAZING.
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December 18, 2007, 8:37 AM
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Ive got all 3 and currently re-reading Northern Lights again. I finished it some years ago, then started on Subtle Knife. But I cant remember much, so an excuse to read that straight afterwards lol.
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December 18, 2007, 8:39 AM
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Yeah, I thought these books were cool. I love the idea of daemons...wish I had one! It would be a snow leopard.....
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December 23, 2007, 7:16 AM
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Erm, I only read The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights). I had heard so much about this book that I had really high expectations. All of my friends always ranted and raved about how terrific the entire series was, so I decided to give it a try. Honestly, I wasn't that impressed. To me, the writing was definitely nothing out of the ordinary. The plot was entertaining, but not remarkably so. There were also parts where it just seemed to drag. I don't know. Maybe it's because I had such high hopes for the book that I was so disappointed. I just didn't find it to be anything very special.
...But dear god, the movie was worse.
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December 23, 2007, 5:36 PM
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I'm so lucky. :)
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I love them, and have for many years. I had to listen to the tape of the first one, but after that I was drawn in. I adored the whole series. The writing style is very good, and the ideas are truly epic and original. The characters are engaging and unique. It's certainly one of my very favouite books of all time!
As for the film, I love that too! There are many who dislike it but I feel it's just 'cause it's so complex. If you don't know the story, you need to pay close attention throughout. It didn't ruin the story at all, which I feared! The characters were well cast, the filming and scenery was nice, the music was quite relaxing. I really can't see why people dislike it, but it's certainly a love it or hate it movie.
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