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nator Member (Idle past 2199 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
All recomendations appreciated!
Here's what I have bought so far to read on the plane: Kitchen Confidential-scathing restaurant memoir Three Junes-chick novel about three families Life of Pi-wierd-sounding story about an Indian boy and a Bengal tiger trying to survive on a lifeboat after their ship sinks. The Man Who Ate Everything-Food Writer Jeffrey Steingarten describes how he overcame his many food predjudices. Comfort Me With Apples-Food Writer Rught Reichel chronicles her life in food where her last book (Tender at the Bone, which I loved) left off. Lonely Planet Guidebook's "Tokyo" All are books I have had in mind to read anyway. I am hoping to have the same experience as when I was 10; getting so lost in several books that a whole day would go by and I wouldn't even notice the passing of time.
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crashfrog Member (Idle past 1496 days) Posts: 19762 From: Silver Spring, MD Joined: |
Resurrecting this old thread to say that the wife and I caught a sneak preview of "The Golden Compass", and I enjoyed it. She didn't like that they nerfed the ending (but it is kind of a downer in the book) but I thought it was pretty wicked cool, overall.
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DrJones* Member Posts: 2290 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
She didn't like that they nerfed the ending
I've read that because they're not sure that the sequels will be produced the first film ends short of where the first book ends in order to provide a "happy" ending. The actual downer ending was shot and will be put at the start of the second movie should it be produced. Live every week like it's Shark Week! Just a monkey in a long line of kings. If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! *not an actual doctor
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1435 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
The church wants it banned, so it's going to do well.
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jar Member (Idle past 424 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Which is too bad since the issues it raises certainly are reasonable ones to address. I would think that if the movies are anywhere near what is in the books they would be great things to watch in Sunday School.
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RickJB Member (Idle past 5020 days) Posts: 917 From: London, UK Joined: |
Just finished working on the special effects for this (I work in VFX). Though I feel the Daemons could have been further emphasized, I liked it overall.
As for the ending, I've heard they're going to shift it to the start of the sequel (assuming it gets made, that is).
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Dr Jack Member Posts: 3514 From: Immigrant in the land of Deutsch Joined: Member Rating: 8.3 |
I've just finished reading 'Northern Lights' (which I'm presuming is the same book as is called 'Golden Compass' in the US). Cracking book; but, boy, does Mr. Pullman labour his metaphors at times!
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Granny Magda Member Posts: 2462 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 3.8 |
Interestingly, here in the UK, no less a religious figure than the Archbishop of Canterbury has said that he is a fan of the book. I can't see why most religious folks would object to this book, since the picture it paints of the Magisterium/Church is recognisably one of out-of-control fundamentalism, the kind of extremism that disgusts both atheists and moderate believers.
I'm a big fan of the book, looking forward to the movie. Mutate and Survive
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crashfrog Member (Idle past 1496 days) Posts: 19762 From: Silver Spring, MD Joined: |
I can't see why most religious folks would object to this book There is that part towards the end where, you know, they kill God. I'm just sayin'. I hope they don't take that out of the movies.
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2543 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
who kills god? It certainly isn't lyra and will. It's not her father and mother (names escape recall).
In fact, it's god's second in command who is responsible for the death of god. You know, keeping him holed up in a crystal as a weak pathetic man. ANd holed up so long that if he were to get out he'd die? And then not protecting the guy well enough. I would think the big thing the church might object to would be the whole apsect of the revolt against god's second in command being a good thing. So much for the concept of hell.
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Granny Magda Member Posts: 2462 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 3.8 |
Yeah, that's one of the things I like about HDM; no-one needs to kill god in the end, he just blows away in the wind, having outlived his usefulness. If only...
I do understand why the book upsets some people, I just think that its primary target is uncompromising fundamentalism, not moderate Christianity. Mutate and Survive
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bluegenes Member (Idle past 2507 days) Posts: 3119 From: U.K. Joined: |
Granny Magda writes: Interestingly, here in the UK, no less a religious figure than the Archbishop of Canterbury has said that he is a fan of the book. Liberal religious types won't mind it, but many religious people will. As this is EvC, here's a kind of connection. One of the five "blurbs" on the inside of the front cover of my paperback copy of Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" quotes Pullman. He says:
quote: I hope the Archbishop has taken note of this. Apparently the "dreaming spires" of Oxford disguise a nest of atheists.
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jar Member (Idle past 424 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
While the God Delusion was not on our reading list when I was attending a Christian Church School, other books such as Mark Twain's Mysterious Stranger which addresses many of the same issues in a somewhat more readable manner, was. One of our tasks in Sacred Studies was to build and defend the case for Atheism.
GOD certainly has nothing to fear from what people believe, and despite what many seem to think, if GOD exists, GOD exists regardless of whether or not anyone believes in Her. Immigration has been a problem Since 1607!
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New Cat's Eye Inactive Member |
I thought the movie was great, I just saw it last night.
Some of the action was a little cheesy, but not enough to loose a star. The special effects were awesome. I was surprised that the story presumed the existence of the soul. And so far, the Magisterium has not been made out to be as bad as I thought it was going to be.
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mark24 Member (Idle past 5225 days) Posts: 3857 From: UK Joined: |
Hi all,
I have just seen it, it's excellent. The effects are superb & it's very well cast. I was concerned that the ending was going to be naff, but they just ended it before Lyra found her father but after the rescue. If you think about it, it will actually make a great beginning to the second film. Mark
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