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   From: news@pointerstop.ca   
      
   David Librik wrote:   
      
   > Derek Broughton  writes:   
   >>Steve Hayes wrote:   
   >>> But they also include Philip Pullman's "His dark materials" trilogy.   
   >>>   
   >>I just put them on hold from the library, because of an interview I heard   
   >>with him last week on CBC Radio.  I'm not holding out a lot of hope though   
   >>because of both the content of the interview and the rather weak reading   
   >>they played.   
   >   
   > Philip Pullman should never be allowed to talk about his own books   
   > because he makes them sound much worse than they are.  The "Golden   
   > Compass" he actually wrote is inspired, unlike the one you'd think   
   > he intended to write if you listen to him.  I'd recommend the real   
   > thing unreservedly; it's a top-notch children's fantasy novel.   
      
   Well that's a relief :-)   
   --   
   derek   
      
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