Comments on: Additions to the horde

By: Odd and the Frost Giants, by Neil Gaiman, illus. Bret Helquist (2009) E | The Black Letters

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:50:46 +0000

[...] previously featured in the post “Some additions to the horde.” In a village in ancient Norway lives a boy named Odd, and he’s had some very bad [...]

By: Emera

Emera — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:33:10 +0000

Hey kanachidori! Thanks for your comments.

Yeah, the ending of The Amber Spyglass is pret-ty darn sad. I remember crying what seemed like every other chapter through the entire book, but the last ten or so pages were the worst.

Unfortunately, since the first movie didn’t do very well either critically or financially, most people assume it’ll be a while until they attempt to film the rest of the trilogy, especially given that the last two books get even more complicated, conceptually and plotwise.

By: kanachidori

kanachidori — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:58:11 +0000

I read the three books of THe Dark Material, it was sad that they couldn’t be together in the end.
I wonder will they filmed the second book and third book ..

By: Emera

Emera — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:32:24 +0000

Hi Melanie! Thanks for commenting. Oh boy… I’ve definitely seen other fans saying that they cried after reading Once Upon a Time, which means I’ll probably end up crying as well, and then spend the rest of the week rolling around in embarrassingly enjoyable angst. ahem. Good to hear that this one is worth the read!

Lyra’s Oxford seemed more like a thought, or a strange little half-episode, than a self-contained story. I hope it does become the prologue to a larger narrative. Also, I wonder if there’ll be any stories following Will, or if the mini-sequels will all be in Lyra’s world…

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:03:52 +0000

I also thought Lyra’s Oxford was pretty but just ok storywise. However, i LOVED Once Upon a Time in the North. I cried! great addition to the main story.