Topic: Golden Compass Books/Fantasy Recommendations

[frankcapri]

I watched the movie last weekend without knowing anything at all about it, and
found myself wondering what was going to happen next.  To my dismay, since
the movie didn't make enough money, there probably won't be a second film. 

After reading about the film, I saw that it was based on a trilogy by Philip Pullman
called His Dark Materials.  What I read also mentioned that the film downplayed
a lot of the religious stuff the books contain, so it made it even more attractive
for me reading the books.

Just wondering if anyone had read the books and if you had anything positive or negative to say about them.

[JackFrost]

Never head of it frank, but it sounds interesting...

[Robin-Graves]

I got themovie,,,and im still looking for the books
Good movie though,,too bad it didnt make enough money for there to be another

[frankcapri]

Never head of it frank,

Well I didn't reckon you were 


I liked the movie well enough, but when I read that the books were like
a darker Harry Potter, I thought it might be worth a shot. 

[JackFrost]

I know there's a movie, but I haven't seen it.

[frankcapri]

I was just joking about your missing R in heard 

I think it's worth watching if you like talking animals, interesting fantasy settings and conspiracies 

[JackFrost]

^ Why did you post that? 

[frankcapri]

I thought it would give a little understanding of what's in the movie 

[dweez]

Loved the movie.  Thought about reading the books but after christ's review, maybe I'll skip them.

* dweez wonders what jhb posted to get JF's dander up

[subvinorosa]

I read the whole thing but didn't like them much.

The first book didn't engage me as much as it should have but I kept on reading the series because I like to finish them.  Hence, I've read all the Twilight books.

I did not find the mix of religion and science here as very plausible or interesting.

Harry Potter was more entertaining.  I still think Harry could have grown more as a character instead of just getting luckier.

Even if you like talking animals, angels, pyschos and cutting instruments, you may still not like this.

To each his own though.

[frankcapri]

Thanks for your insight Christ & Subvinorosa. I doubt that reading those three books
would be a big investment of my time, but I imagine there are better fantasy books
I could read that are more entertaining.  I don't mind authors that have crazy ideas,
but the pedo angle is definitely a real turn off. 

[dweez]

Frank, read any Neil Stephenson?  I supposed it's a waste to ask you if you've read any Card.

[frankcapri]

I haven't actually read either of those authors.  Been meaning to read Ender's Game for awhile,
but I've been reluctant since somebody spoiled that book for me a long time ago.   

If you got some suggestions, I'm all eyes 

[Robin-Graves]

Any of the Discworld novels by Terry Prachette,,Ive read them all.
Each one I laughed so hard I peed myself. lol

[frankcapri]

Recently I've been reading a lot of Science Fiction, so I'm kinda looking for a change of pace. 

I've heard a lot of good things about Terry Pratchett, any ideas of where I should
start?