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Old 09-28-2010, 02:41 PM   #43
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I've read the whole trilogy. Pretty good. Pullman is a better writer than Rowling (while she comes up with interesting settings, and characters, and plots, IMHO her actual writing-- her prose is pretty darn pedestrian at best.)
Rowling's writing improved over time. The last two books are actually quite well-written, particularly the scene where Harry is leaning on the window at the beginning of The Half-Blood Prince. I remember being quite impressed with that when I read it (I read the first 6 in succession, so the improvement stood out).

I am not at all a fan of Pullman. I only read The Golden Compass because I didn't like the story or the characters enough to continue. Seldom does that happen for me, as I'm a very "stubborn" reader. Heck I made it through 9 books of the Wheel of Time series, which I am convinced there must be some award for doing so. Oh, yeah, there it is... the "you're crazy if you read this far" award!

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