Comments on: The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1166 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:59:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1166&cpage=1#comment-9956 girldetective Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:11:08 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1166#comment-9956 The gypsies were good, but they were only in the first book, and I felt uncomfortable with the whole "noble and poor minority" cliche. Haven't heard good things about Jamestown, and there's some definite dislike from reviewers at Amazon, so I probably won't "smell the milk"--I'll trust you on that! The gypsies were good, but they were only in the first book, and I felt uncomfortable with the whole “noble and poor minority” cliche.

Haven’t heard good things about Jamestown, and there’s some definite dislike from reviewers at Amazon, so I probably won’t “smell the milk”–I’ll trust you on that!

]]> By: Kate http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1166&cpage=1#comment-9882 Kate Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:54:09 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1166#comment-9882 I feel like it's been too long since I read this to comment on it, or counter any of your points--all three books run together, so it's hard to remember what happens in which, and I don't want to spoil anything. You make good ones, especially about the parents, which I hadn't noticed. Though, were the gypsies in this one? Because they had a son, and they were fully good. Oddly, some of the best character development is the armed polar bears . . . I felt better about the whole series when I reread it--the first time I thought the theology stuff was kind of messed up and confusing, but part of that was because I raced through them so fast the first time. I think what I liked about the whole trilogy was the general atmosphere of the books, the characters of the children, and the escapism to another, pretty fully realized, world. I'm curious about a book in general--do you have Jamestown on your list to read? It received so many good reviews, but I really disliked it. So now I feel like the person who smells bad milk and then sticks it in your nose and says "Smell--it's bad, right?" I was wondering what your take on it might be, at some point in the future. Kate I feel like it’s been too long since I read this to comment on it, or counter any of your points–all three books run together, so it’s hard to remember what happens in which, and I don’t want to spoil anything. You make good ones, especially about the parents, which I hadn’t noticed. Though, were the gypsies in this one? Because they had a son, and they were fully good. Oddly, some of the best character development is the armed polar bears . . .

I felt better about the whole series when I reread it–the first time I thought the theology stuff was kind of messed up and confusing, but part of that was because I raced through them so fast the first time.

I think what I liked about the whole trilogy was the general atmosphere of the books, the characters of the children, and the escapism to another, pretty fully realized, world.

I’m curious about a book in general–do you have Jamestown on your list to read? It received so many good reviews, but I really disliked it. So now I feel like the person who smells bad milk and then sticks it in your nose and says “Smell–it’s bad, right?” I was wondering what your take on it might be, at some point in the future.

Kate

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