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OK. I read them entire series this week. As with the first time I read them, I just don't see the anti-religious theme there. I do see dark vs. light, good vs. evil and all that. I can't get kids to read them. Maybe after the movie comes out - who knows? This, too, shall pass. Allan Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo, MGC Director of Library Services Bishop Kearney High School | A Golisano Education Partner 125 Kings Highway South Rochester, New York 14617 585.342.4000 x231 585.342.4694 (fax) www.bkhs.org College Prep. Plus. -----Original Message----- From: "Peters, Connie" [cpeters@CONEJO.K12.CA.US] Date: 10/30/2007 10:55 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Golden Compass I have to jump in on the discussion of the Golden Compass. We do have all 3 books in our library. I finished reading the series a few years ago and I have to say I was very disappointed, especially with the last book. The story is dark, deep and very thought provoking. And there are lots of cliff hangers and tension. But in the true sense of a "good versus evil" story, I didn't feel there was a clear winner or even just a good moral to the story. What was the real point to the story? Being raised in a Catholic household, I did feel a certain sense of illicitness to the story. Was Lyra's Daemon really a demon, or as in Greek mythology, a "good spirit"? It also seemed wrong that the church was evil, so I kept waiting for the redemption part of the story. But it never happened. So the writing may be well done and have all the right elements present for an exciting tale, but it just didn't satisfy my sense of curiosity or of right and wrong. It is not a series I would re-read or booktalk. Connie Peters cpeters@conejo.k12.ca.us Instructional Media Technician Lancer Library Thousand Oaks High School 805 495-7491 ext. 1031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------