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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Jose Jones[/i] [br]i just read philip pullman's "the golden compass"(ie Northern Lights in the uk). it was amazing. the movie for it is coming out later this year, but i don't see how it could do the book justice. it's not just the story that's great, it's the writing, and Lyra- the most realistic/ loveable tomboy ever put to paper. gone are the trustworthy mentors and comfortable good/evil dynamic. this is a book in which adults regularly lie to children, and characters stay true to their personalities (even where traditionally a writer would have them say or do something that gives the reader hope and an example to follow). i can't wait to read the Subtle Knife. ----------------------- they were the heroes of old, men of renown. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.