tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post6784659195279229383..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: BBC and New Line (and HBO?) to adapt HIS DARK MATERIALS for televisionAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-82006170515849284642015-11-04T19:20:02.688+00:002015-11-04T19:20:02.688+00:00Yeah, I liked the books and I could say they playe...Yeah, I liked the books and I could say they played an important part for my teenage self trying to find his own beliefs... but in parts Pullman got as preachy as Narnia and that dragged the series down quite a bitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-50441715034244360882015-11-04T14:07:16.337+00:002015-11-04T14:07:16.337+00:00There's no sex in the last book. And combating...There's no sex in the last book. And combating the idea that a "loss" off innocence must be sexual is exactly why these books are so important. JD Woodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533235145896724351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-70281432900577161352015-11-03T21:28:02.364+00:002015-11-03T21:28:02.364+00:00I own the series, so PP has my money there. But I...I own the series, so PP has my money there. But I will say it went downhill fast. The first book had great touches of wonder in it. But the further is strayed away from it's model, Narnia, the less enjoyable it was. Don't ask me what that means.<br /><br />The second and third books were a slog by comparison, alternatively preachy and dull with a little pedo porn in the last book.<br /><br />The whole series as a whole is a reminder of not letting ideology get in the way of writing an entertaining story.Mark Andrew Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067839551819472664noreply@blogger.com