The Golden Compass

[Sidoh]

I wouldn't really go that far. I just think the series could have had a much better ending... with like, Transformers, or something.

Meh, I didn't mind it. :\

[rabbit]

I liked the ending.  It was a good sci-fi ending.  If you take offense to a blatantly fictional book (IE: one of His Dark Materials), you're an idiot.

[AntiVirus]

I'm rereading the whole trilogy again.  I just started today and I read rougly 140 pages from The Golden Compass.  I have forgotten a lot of it.

[dark_drake]

I plan on reading the books again as soon as I finish the The Dark Tower series. Of course, The Dark Tower could take a while.

[rabbit]

I reread the first two a few months ago, but I can't find The Amber Spyglass  ???  garrrrr...annoying.

[deadly7]

I plan on reading the books again as soon as I finish the The Dark Tower series. Of course, The Dark Tower could take a while.

The Dark Tower series is so.. bad.. It's just.. bad. I can't stand Stephen King, though, so I have a biased opinion.

I reread the first two a few months ago, but I can't find The Amber Spyglass  ???  garrrrr...annoying.

Library ftw. Amazon also has it, as does every other online book retailer.

[AntiVirus]

I reread the first two a few months ago, but I can't find The Amber Spyglass  ???  garrrrr...annoying.

Borders?  Barnes and Noble?  I think they both carry it.

[Sidoh]

I'm guessing he means his personal copy of the book, though I could be mistaken.

The only one I own is The Amber Spyglass, lol.  My dog chewed the corners so my parents had to buy it.

[rabbit]

ROFL!  Nice :D

Yeah.  I own all 3, I just can't find The Amber Spyglass.

[deadly7]

Sounds like Sidoh has something you need, rabbit... ;)

[dark_drake]

I plan on reading the books again as soon as I finish the The Dark Tower series. Of course, The Dark Tower could take a while.

The Dark Tower series is so.. bad.. It's just.. bad. I can't stand Stephen King, though, so I have a biased opinion.

I've enjoyed The Gunslinger thorougly. I'm almost through it and am looking forward to the next book. Why don't you like Steven King? What about The Dark Tower didn't you like?

[deadly7]

I've enjoyed The Gunslinger thorougly. I'm almost through it and am looking forward to the next book. Why don't you like Steven King? What about The Dark Tower didn't you like?

The Gunslinger started out way too slow for my interest. I understand it's a relatively long series, but when absolutely nothing in the first book made me go, "Gee, this is really worth reading!" I tend to not like books. So while the rest of the series may be significantly better (which I've heard it is from a friend), the first book is "make it or break it" for me. As to why I don't like Stephen King in general, I don't like his writing style at all. His characters really do suck, his stories are a futile attempt at "horror," and they all have really lame plot outlines. They're also really tedious to read. I read because I think it's fun; I don't want a thousand page novel that takes a year and a half to finish because it moves way too slowly for my interest. I understand a lot of horror is setting up the scene and that it has to be done intricately, but he's just over the top about it.