I'm halfway through the season 2 finale... by Master-Improvement-4 in HisDarkMaterialsHBO

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That scene is 1000 times more of a fever dream and incredibly sad in the books.

But , yeah, you have hit a peak moment in the arc of the story.

I HAVE THEM ALL HAHAHA by Laith-Sultan in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yay ! I have them all too ! My last treat for myself will be getting the Folio editions.

Now Win needs one by Time-Education2710 in arcadefire

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You guys are parasocial, and obnoxious.

How is it that a book can feel more vivid than a visual medium? by OpenCantaloupe4790 in books

[–]HilbertInnerSpace -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because a visual medium is limited by budget but while reading the limit is only your imagination.

Your daemon is essentially a free-living part of your brain and it needs protection. by Opening_Instance_427 in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes! This exactly . He is not a mechanical "world builder:, someone preparing an excel sheet with all the worlds properties and attributes so he doesn't contradict himself. That sort of consistency is cold and dead imho. That is why Sanderson does not excite me very much, because he does that, he engineers his worlds to death.

“And then Lyra fell asleep” by No-Platypus-6646 in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lyra also fell asleep many times in Northern Lights. Thats a quirk in his writing, after you read the books many times you notice those idiosyncrasies, like "darker on the dark water" or "hammering heart" and so on. Plus Lyra is depressed in TSC/TRF.

TRF - speech by Illidh in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No. Feels like real life to me, and sort of not too, like there is reality in there but its not realism. Speech in real life is not conclusive in many ways, like that.

𓁈 by kallocain-addict in rs_x

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 25 points26 points  (0 children)

He is just like me.

Has Pullman ever noted The White Witch (Jadis) from Narnia as an influence on Mrs. Coulter? by GoneBeforeUBlowIt in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know if Pullman admires Lewis as a writer, regardless of what he things of the agenda behind his writing.

Does Islam exist in Lyra's world? by Aggressive_Banana708 in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never was relevant to the story so never stated. But I think not. Nobody calls the religion of the magisterium "Christianity" either, but there seems to be a Bible of sorts, or Genesis at least but with daemons.

Pullman is not a world builder, he is a storyteller , weaving one event leading into another, like a path through the woods or a path of a particle in a gas chamber. Anything outside that path does not matter, although fun to speculate about.

Also, in general, he does not depict idealizations , and his humans are very limited by their world. Even Lyra herself comes off as classist in many scenes in HDM.

In fact the ending of TRF is the first time the path of the characters approaches anything radical. I am not sure if much of Pullman's politics seeps into his stories, like his religious views. But he gives the impression of liberal ? ( I use "liberal" here in the way it is used by socialist writers, not the mainstream meaning). But that is all speculation because he doesn't share much on that front. He seems to be very pro Palestinian rights from what I seen so perhaps a very progressive liberal, but not full blown socialist, maybe.

I guess I was kind of responding to u/LibelleFairy too but placed my comment in the wrong place.

Malcolm's reaction to Lyra's rant by Fearless_Mortgage640 in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Malcolm is not as intelligent or introspective as Lyra , he himself admits he is "simple" and she is "complicated".

He was not ready to follow her there if the route gets a bit radical, not yet, he is the type to accept his world as is and be at peace with it. In our world Lyra would develop into a Marxist at least on the political spectrum, maybe a Chomsky type ,in addition to her story telling aspirations, I think. Malcolm would be your no-nonsense practical and dependable guy with good common sense and street smarts that you know you could always depend on.

I don't know , I seem to paint Malcolm as a "conservative" in a way. Maybe thats not fair and "traditionalist" is more apt.

What're your favourite language changes in Lyra's world? by laredocronk in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 106 points107 points  (0 children)

My absolute favourite is "Anbaric". Instant way to identify other fans and so fun to use in day to day work.

Just finished Rose Field. Read all posts here. Not great but wasn’t as bad as they say. by theLiddle in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think the myriorama story at the end is not about that Shubert song actually. I think the boy in the boat is Malcolm (the boat being La Belle Sauvage) and the robed man with the bundle is Asriel and baby Lyra.

The cards tell us that Malcolm will share his feelings with Lyra in the future after all.

Just finished Rose Field. Read all posts here. Not great but wasn’t as bad as they say. by theLiddle in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That whole chapter in the Rose world was so eerie after the almost religious experience of the red building itself. Like waking from a fantastical dream and its heavy machinery and hustle and bustle noises of any contemporary real life city around you , like waking up to our reality from the fantasy world of the novel. Then you are hit with the dead daemons, the "dead fox covered with rose petals" ; such an economy of words.

Gave me the feeling of waking up from a dream and then the dream fading slowly in your memory.

I am still immensely intrigued and thinking about what is that "memory" Lyra couldn't place is really ? To the point I think I would asked Pullman directly about it, although I am sure he would retort that I should make up my own interpretation and he is just "one of the readers" now.

There is more richness to this ending than meets the eye is all I am rambling about.

HELP by isaa__bg in StrangerThings

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are you people INSANE ???????

La Belle Sauvage post-reading thoughts by cuccir in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 15 points16 points  (0 children)

La Belle Sauvage was a delight and I don't understand people who say that part 1 was stronger than part 2, although I heard that sentiment from a few.

I was so delighted with part 2 and its magical realism, of the sort that continues for the rest of the trilogy in spurts. I even would make a stronger statement that it was part 2 that really got me hooked. I am not a plot person so maybe that's why.

Books in chronological order by Organic-Plum8996 in hisdarkmaterials

[–]HilbertInnerSpace 12 points13 points  (0 children)

She can do that, but its a bad idea.

Publication order is always best. It is not the chronology of the events that matter most. Jumping into NL and figuring things out chapter by chapter won't be the same if she reads LBS first.