The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
I'm now about 2/3 of the way through. Brilliant stuff, it surpasses Northern Lights, I'd say, whilst taking the storyline in a highly intriguing and completely unexpected direction.
Actually, it's painfully obvious by now where the adaptation of The Golden Compass went wrong, for not only did they rearrange a huge portion of the original narrative (clumsily, I might add), but they omitted quite possibly the most powerful and dramatic scene, which takes place at the end of the book. They...er...I...grrrr...I have no idea how they expect to handle things if they're intending to go on and adapt the Subtle Knife.
Well, don't let the Spectres bite.
Last edited by jekylljuice; 01-27-2008 at 08:56 AM.
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