I haven't read Pullman, but my teenage stepdaughter *loved* His Dark Materials, and that's a strong point in its favour.
I understand what you mean about Tolkien. Saruman had a bit of the seductive thing going, but not enough self-deception, you know? If you know the Harry Potter books, I'd like to point to the fact that Delores Umbridge, self-important bureaucrat, is much more scary and dangerous than Voldemort, self-styled Dark Lord, bwahahaha.
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Date: 2005-02-25 09:15 am (UTC)I understand what you mean about Tolkien. Saruman had a bit of the seductive thing going, but not enough self-deception, you know? If you know the Harry Potter books, I'd like to point to the fact that Delores Umbridge, self-important bureaucrat, is much more scary and dangerous than Voldemort, self-styled Dark Lord, bwahahaha.