tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post2117704548303138482..comments2024-03-15T03:54:16.131+00:00Comments on Pen and Paper: HIS DARK MATERIALS TRILOGY.Felicity Grace Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-40780560262637931312017-11-30T03:36:43.646+00:002017-11-30T03:36:43.646+00:00See, I enjoyed the first, though I was going to di...See, I enjoyed the first, though I was going to die reading the second, and was satisfied with the third. I agree though, they are better when taken at face value because the deeper you dive, the more confusing it gets.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-90313898915907793362017-11-25T22:30:43.171+00:002017-11-25T22:30:43.171+00:00I have not read the series- but I do remember seei...I have not read the series- but I do remember seeing the movie for The Golden Compass. I didn't enjoy it as much as I had hoped and wondered if I might enjoy the book(s) better. Thanks for sharing your honest review!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-29796827609803696702017-11-24T23:25:09.884+00:002017-11-24T23:25:09.884+00:00Hi Tracy,
I always enjoy reading your frank and h...Hi Tracy,<br /><br />I always enjoy reading your frank and honest reviews of the books you feature, although they are always tempered by the fact that you seek to find and share the positives in the overall story line and author writing style.<br /><br />All that is particularly good and relevant in this case, as I am not a fan of fantasy writing and Philip Pullman would simply not be an author of choice for me. <br /><br />I do agree that trilogies deserve to be read back to back to keep the story continuity going, however in a longer series, it always works better for me if the stories can be read as stand alones, as I have so many random books from different authors and series, that I could never hope to keep up with them all any other way.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I jope that you have started on something which is more engaging :)<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-17224464317330226912017-11-24T22:45:39.114+00:002017-11-24T22:45:39.114+00:00Thanks for your excellent, honest review, Tracy. I...Thanks for your excellent, honest review, Tracy. I've read a few reviews of Philip Pullman's work, but I haven't read any of it yet. Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-8010912682540531012017-11-24T17:11:37.285+00:002017-11-24T17:11:37.285+00:00These are books that I remember hearing much about...These are books that I remember hearing much about when they first came out (under that original title for the first). They never really appealed to me and not just because of that "anti-Christian" idea (since Dan Brown's books got the same rap and I love The DaVinci Code), thought that might have played a part. <br /><br />Based on your review(s), I don't think I really missed out on anything. There are far too many other books I want to read to worry about that. <br /><br />Well done on completing What's In A Name and being so close to the summit on Mount TBR!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-85306420815935024062017-11-24T08:15:33.039+00:002017-11-24T08:15:33.039+00:00I used to read and re read the trilogy when I was ...I used to read and re read the trilogy when I was younger. I'm curious now about the new bookMellianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406103812986322082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-62280889686889518122017-11-24T06:51:20.560+00:002017-11-24T06:51:20.560+00:00Hi Tracy,
Thank you for posting your honest criti...Hi Tracy,<br /><br />Thank you for posting your honest critic, hope these would help other writers struggling with plots or structures of their stories. Authors with Advicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031022668539931647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-36913928563140371372017-11-24T06:29:59.091+00:002017-11-24T06:29:59.091+00:00Tracy,
After reading your honest
and heartfelt cr...Tracy,<br />After reading your honest <br />and heartfelt criticism<br />of the entire trilogy. I am<br />very uncertain about this.<br />But perhaps I would try the<br />first book.<br />RavenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-12656483314627795692017-11-24T05:38:41.261+00:002017-11-24T05:38:41.261+00:00I have also come across many books with no charact...I have also come across many books with no character arcs and non-existent world-building. I wonder how the editor lets these books pass through their desks without getting the author to re-work on it. <br /><br />Nasreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903012810404786521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-45485929465046652582017-11-24T03:34:12.629+00:002017-11-24T03:34:12.629+00:00I think that it is good that you wrapped these thr...I think that it is good that you wrapped these three books into one blog post. I often consider trilogies like this one single book. <br /><br />Too bad that these books have so many shortcomings as It sounds like there are a lot of good underlying ideas here. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com