From: word_chemist@hotmail.com   
      
   "Martha Bridegam"  wrote in message   
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   >   
   > Joel tried reading the series with me, disliked it, and   
   > simply gave up in boredom when the third book got to the War   
   > In Heaven part. I guess the heroes aren't really people you   
   > want to like, and too many of the events are arbitrary --   
   > why exactly does the Subtle Knife work as it does? Why are   
   > these kids in particular supposed to save the universe? Are   
   > we supposed to decide that the villains of the story have   
   > been doing something good after all? -- and the value placed   
   > on youthful innocence is creepily intense, and there's too   
   > much descriptive attention to suffering inflicted on the   
   > innocent. You get the feeling that Mr. Pullman is struggling   
   > with an abuser inside himself.   
      
      
   I don't know any Pullman - that sort of book gets on my tits. But don't you   
   think that your infallible reading of literature as wish fullfillment/porn   
   is a bit fallible?   
      
   ROBBIE   
      
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