More on "His Dark Materials"

[asterroc]

Here's a review of the series in the Boston Globe. It definitely contains spoilers, and I'm not sure I agree with the final punchline about exactly what Dust is, but it's worth reading. It focuses on just what about the series mainstream Christianity finds so subversive, and why, in fact, those things are actually pro-religion. Of course, entirely dismissing the fact that Pullman is a self-proclaimed atheist in the process, but still intriguing.

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[meleah.livejournal.com]

No, I'm being pomo - literary theory and all. Here's wiki on the theory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_the_author).

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Ah! I'd heard of that literary theory, but didn't know anything about it and hence make the connection. Thanks. :)

WIS +1