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His Dark Materials
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RE: His Dark Materials
I read them because my boyfriend at the time loved them. I was underwhelmed by them. As I recall I thought the first book was interesting but the second and third boring and almost unreadable.

It also, again as I recall, falls into one of those tropes that I hate where the fate of the world ends up hinging on whether two 13-year-olds fall in love. Nope, you've lost me there.

I also thought the whole concept of the creatures that "evolved" to use giant seeds for locomotion was entirely bizarre.

With all that said though, the scene where the girl was separated from her animal friend was heartbreaking ; I think I cried when I read it.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
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His Dark Materials - by CatholicDefender - August 31, 2017 at 12:33 pm
RE: His Dark Materials - by Mister Agenda - August 31, 2017 at 12:55 pm
RE: His Dark Materials - by Edwardo Piet - August 31, 2017 at 12:55 pm
RE: His Dark Materials - by CatholicDefender - September 1, 2017 at 10:28 pm
RE: His Dark Materials - by Rev. Rye - August 31, 2017 at 1:11 pm
RE: His Dark Materials - by CatholicDefender - August 31, 2017 at 3:43 pm
RE: His Dark Materials - by Little lunch - September 1, 2017 at 6:20 am
RE: His Dark Materials - by Clueless Morgan - September 1, 2017 at 11:13 pm
RE: His Dark Materials - by Edwardo Piet - September 1, 2017 at 11:55 pm

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