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Lydia Leftcoast

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12. The His Dark Materials Trilogy

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri May 24, 2013, 06:39 PM

May 2013

I read it a couple of years ago, after there was all the fundamentalists got their undies in a bunch about "killing God."

Pullman is a fantastic writer, and I did not find the book the least bit offensive. It is, in fact, a very spiritual book, whether Pullman intended it that way or not.

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what would you think of a children's book where the universe is saved because two pre-teens have sex [View all] cali May 2013 OP

One thing is for sure, try to google the book at your own peril. CBGLuthier May 2013 #1

The Amber Spyglass.. Tikki May 2013 #2

you are, of course, correct cali May 2013 #3

The bible ? olddots May 2013 #4

My first guess, too. baldguy May 2013 #8

Genesis? nt Xipe Totec May 2013 #5

That's after one of them kills "God" Warren DeMontague May 2013 #6

His Dark Materials trilogy Tien1985 May 2013 #7

Island by Aldous Huxley Viking12 May 2013 #9

Dark Materials trilogy. Both of my kids (son and daughter) read it at age 9. Brickbat May 2013 #10

Also, IT by Stephen King. Brickbat May 2013 #11

The His Dark Materials Trilogy Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #12

cali, you're infuriating burnodo May 2013 #13

It didn't *technically* say they had sex XemaSab May 2013 #14

The Q'uran? WinkyDink May 2013 #15

I'd say that any book where the world is saved because someone has sex should be winter is coming May 2013 #16

Happily childless but would shiled my 10yr old from such garbage as best I could. n/t Skip Intro May 2013 #17

I read 'Oedipus and Akhnaten' by Velikovsky around that age REP May 2013 #20

Yes, I'd let my child read it LittleBlue May 2013 #18

Wouldn't think much of it. davidthegnome May 2013 #19

First book I read on my own: Thurber's "Wonderful O" Second book: The Prince REP May 2013 #21

I'd have to know more about the book. n/t cynatnite May 2013 #22