Finishing the Golden Compass

Okay, I’ve finished the first book of Phillip Putnam’s Dark Materials trilogy. It was a good story, if a little bleak at the ending, and made me want to read the second book, “The Subtle Knife” now. So I’ve started that one. I have to say I didn’t see a whole lot of religious (or atheist) undertones in the Compass – it was really a good read and I’m sure it will make a great movie. Most of the controversy I’ve read to date seems to echo my opinion that the first book is fine, that it’s in the second book that the undertones start coming out.

I almost wish I had read the books before all of the controversy started (I’ve had them for a while, just haven’t had the luxury of time to get through all of my pending reading). I am finding myself looking too closely for the supposed undertones instead of just relaxing and reading the story. Luckily the Compass was engrossing enough that I lost myself in the story before getting too far into it!

I should finish the second book this weekend, so I’ll have a better idea of what all of the fuss is about!

PJacks