Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion
In a time of the spring, old paths are obscured and new growth begins.
Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit DiscussionIn a time of the spring, old paths are obscured and new growth begins.
I’ve just finished reading the first 100 pages of The Golden Compass. No spoilers in this review of those pages - you should discover the book for yourself.
I will tell you, however, that if you’re letting some ratty old email church lady email keep you from reading the book, you’re missing one hell of a treat. It’s a great read, with lots of action, really interesting characters, great settings, and rich language.
I have not seen one single “militant atheist” line in the book so far. I am seeing a lot of undercurrents of struggles against social class hierarchies and sexism, as well as xenophobia, however.
If the film is half as good as the book, you’ll really be missing out if you decide to stay home and sing “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” instead.
That’s your choice to live in an impoverished literary world, all centered around one jealous book, letting other people tell you what to think, I guess.
I’m not trying to tell you what to think. I’m just suggesting that you let the Fox News commentaries take a back seat in your mind for a minute, and read the first hundred pages of the book to see what it’s all about yourself.
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November 27th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
I thought you would be thrilled to know I have just finished reading the first 171 pages of The Dain Curse by Dasheill Hammett, written in 1928.
It starts out really exciting. The first line of the book is “It was a diamond all right, shining in the grass half a dozen feet from the blue brick wall.”
It does not have any militant atheists in the book, but it has place in London called the Temple of the Holy Grail run by charlatans who are keeping a beautiful young girl on dope.
There are no cute children in the book. There are a lot of corpses.
I just thought you’d like to know.