Yeah, she's bright enough, but I don't think she's got a real discerning critical framework up and running just yet.
To be honest, it's been at least a decade since I read the Pullman, and I don't remember a lot of the details of the story that well (I made the mistake of mentioning that I'd read this--actually, I'm the one that picked it up, because there was a fairly pristine copy at the library sale a few months back--so I've been fielding a steady stream of "what happens next? what's Lyra going to do? who is this character?" questions, to all of which I reply "I don't remember; if you'll just be patient and listen, we'll find out, hmmm?").
I do recall that the third volume dips in quality (nyy gubfr qernel fbhyf va qernel yvzob, nf V erpnyy), and have an impression that the ending was disappointing (gur fnivat bs gur havirefr erdhverf gung Jvyy naq Ylen frcnengr sberire, evtug?), but I don't recall being thrown into a throw-book-against-wall rage, either.
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Re: His Dark Materials
Date: 2012-07-12 06:50 pm (UTC)To be honest, it's been at least a decade since I read the Pullman, and I don't remember a lot of the details of the story that well (I made the mistake of mentioning that I'd read this--actually, I'm the one that picked it up, because there was a fairly pristine copy at the library sale a few months back--so I've been fielding a steady stream of "what happens next? what's Lyra going to do? who is this character?" questions, to all of which I reply "I don't remember; if you'll just be patient and listen, we'll find out, hmmm?").
I do recall that the third volume dips in quality (nyy gubfr qernel fbhyf va qernel yvzob, nf V erpnyy), and have an impression that the ending was disappointing (gur fnivat bs gur havirefr erdhverf gung Jvyy naq Ylen frcnengr sberire, evtug?), but I don't recall being thrown into a throw-book-against-wall rage, either.