tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post2647978226433779220..comments2023-11-02T08:51:00.241-04:00Comments on A Librarian's Life in Books: Day 183: The Golden CompassAmy L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-28631146235770195722010-09-26T16:11:38.910-04:002010-09-26T16:11:38.910-04:00Thanks Trisha, I was a little nervous about this p...Thanks Trisha, I was a little nervous about this post and I imagine if the right people find it I'll still get some backlash.<br /><br />I really enjoyed The Golden Compass, although it was very slow getting into it. Once Lyra got to the North though I found myself blowing through the book. When I finished it I was very tempted to dump the rest of my planned reading for Banned Book Week and just finish the series, but I thought that might get tedious for readers and limit what issues I was able to right about regarding banning, etc. I've heard complaints about the movie, but I thought they did a _very_ good job of keeping the flavor of the work while also making it more cinematically appealing. Then again, I saw the movie first *shrug*.Amy L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-23710559287413337392010-09-26T15:25:29.050-04:002010-09-26T15:25:29.050-04:00I adore this series, and I am in complete agreemen...I adore this series, and I am in complete agreement with this statement: "It would be hard for Pullman's work to be so inflammatory if there wasn't some grain of truth." I think that's what people get so upset about - when their own fears and doubts are put right there onto the page in black and white.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.com