Comments on: Agreed…. http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/ About the craft and business of genre fiction Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:03:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/#comment-14043 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:23:26 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/#comment-14043 I agree with the verdict that the third book was a disappointment. Still, I loved Pullman's concept and his brilliant creativity. I agree with the verdict that the third book was a disappointment. Still, I loved Pullman’s concept and his brilliant creativity.

]]> by: Kathleen Bolton http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/#comment-13635 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:26:38 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/#comment-13635 I agree about Spyglass. I think Pullman had too many threads and ideas going to pull it altogether in the last book (wasn't it a Paradise Lost retelling?) and the ending certainly was a bummer, but I respected that he didn't go for an "easy" ending. The movie trailer looks terrific. Let's hope they can pull the whole thing off. I agree about Spyglass. I think Pullman had too many threads and ideas going to pull it altogether in the last book (wasn’t it a Paradise Lost retelling?) and the ending certainly was a bummer, but I respected that he didn’t go for an “easy” ending.

The movie trailer looks terrific. Let’s hope they can pull the whole thing off.

]]> by: Juliet http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/#comment-13617 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:47:30 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/#comment-13617 You're certainly not alone in your reaction to the books, Lacy. Many readers dislike the ending of The Amber Spyglass and not all readers are glowing in their praise of the trilogy. I'm pretty ambivalent about these books myself. There are many aspects of Pullman's storytelling that don't work well for me, but one has to be impressed by the boldness of his vision. You’re certainly not alone in your reaction to the books, Lacy. Many readers dislike the ending of The Amber Spyglass and not all readers are glowing in their praise of the trilogy. I’m pretty ambivalent about these books myself. There are many aspects of Pullman’s storytelling that don’t work well for me, but one has to be impressed by the boldness of his vision.

]]> by: Lacy http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/#comment-13594 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:28:06 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/06/28/agreed/#comment-13594 I only read these for the first time in the last year, and while I loved the first and second, I was deeply disappointed with the third. I hated the ending (seriously — I had a very violent reaction to it, in that I wanted to throw the book across the room) and was left incredibly confused by the allegory and theology. The latter could be attributed to the fact that I read it fairly quickly, but when discussing it with friends, no one could adequately explain it to me, which makes me think that a lot of people didn't get it. Am I alone in this? Also? I have heard that the film will avoid most of the religion and theology and I wonder how the heck they will accomplish that. But I'm still very excited to see it. :> I only read these for the first time in the last year, and while I loved the first and second, I was deeply disappointed with the third. I hated the ending (seriously — I had a very violent reaction to it, in that I wanted to throw the book across the room) and was left incredibly confused by the allegory and theology. The latter could be attributed to the fact that I read it fairly quickly, but when discussing it with friends, no one could adequately explain it to me, which makes me think that a lot of people didn’t get it.

Am I alone in this?

Also? I have heard that the film will avoid most of the religion and theology and I wonder how the heck they will accomplish that. But I’m still very excited to see it. :>

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