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Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - with BTTS
Please note: the individual weekly MarkReads topics have now been merged into one.
Welcome to the first weekly thread for Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass! This thread will cover the first five chapters of the third instalment of our favourite trilogy.
This thread will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above), chapter summaries for each of the first five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
Happy posting!
Chapter Summaries
[spoiler="Chapter 1 - The Enchanted Sleeper"]Mrs. Coulter is keeping Lyra asleep in a cave in the Himalayas of Lyra’s own world. A little servant girl named Ama brings her food and she tells Ama that Lyra has been put into an enchanted sleep. Lyra dreams she is speaking to Roger.[/spoiler][spoiler="Chapter 2 - Balthamos and Baruch"]Back in the world of Ci’gazze, Will and two angels, Balthamos and Baruch, argue over what to do. They insist that Will come with them, but Will says he has to find Lyra. Baruch flies ahead to look for her. Will and Balthamos enter Lyra’s, Balthamos agreeing to pretend to be Will’s daemon. Baruch returns, having discovered where Mrs. Coulter is holding Lyra. They are attacked by Metatron, escape into a different world, and agree that Baruch will go to inform Lord Asriel and send help. Balthamos stays with Will.[/spoiler][spoiler="Chapter 3 - Scavengers"]Back in Lyra’s world, Serafina Pekkala informs Iorek Byrnison of Lee Scoresby’s death before travelling to find the Gyptians. Iorek travels to the world in which Lee died and feasts on the Aeronaut’s body. The changes in the world caused by the bridge Lord Asriel made into the Ci’gazze mean that the Arctic Ice has begun to melt and Iorek decides to charter a ship and go south, to look for another place for his panserbjorne to live.[/spoiler][spoiler="Chapter 4 - Ama and the Bats"]Ama decides to figure out a way to wake Lyra up, not knowing that Lyra is asleep at the hands of Mrs Coulter. She gets a special powder from a local healer and brings it to the cave, but Mrs Coulter is nowhere to be found. While hiding, Ama sees that Mrs. Coulter is keeping the Lyra asleep, and she runs away in fear.[/spoiler][spoiler="Chapter 5 - The Adamant Tower"]Baruch reaches Lord Asriel’s fortress and informs him about of the things he discussed with Will and Balthamos in the previous chapter, as well as the existence of the subtle knife and Will’s ownership of it, the friendship between Will and Lyra, and the relationship between Will and Stanislaus Grumman, but then dies. The Gallivespians are introduced for the first time, with the spy-captain Lord Roke.[/spoiler]
For those of you coming over from Mark Reads, registering for our forum is simple and doesn't take long! Please note that we don't allow usernames that are characters from His Dark Materials.
Welcome to the first weekly thread for Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass! This thread will cover the first five chapters of the third instalment of our favourite trilogy.
This thread will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above), chapter summaries for each of the first five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
Happy posting!
Chapter Summaries
[spoiler="Chapter 1 - The Enchanted Sleeper"]Mrs. Coulter is keeping Lyra asleep in a cave in the Himalayas of Lyra’s own world. A little servant girl named Ama brings her food and she tells Ama that Lyra has been put into an enchanted sleep. Lyra dreams she is speaking to Roger.[/spoiler][spoiler="Chapter 2 - Balthamos and Baruch"]Back in the world of Ci’gazze, Will and two angels, Balthamos and Baruch, argue over what to do. They insist that Will come with them, but Will says he has to find Lyra. Baruch flies ahead to look for her. Will and Balthamos enter Lyra’s, Balthamos agreeing to pretend to be Will’s daemon. Baruch returns, having discovered where Mrs. Coulter is holding Lyra. They are attacked by Metatron, escape into a different world, and agree that Baruch will go to inform Lord Asriel and send help. Balthamos stays with Will.[/spoiler][spoiler="Chapter 3 - Scavengers"]Back in Lyra’s world, Serafina Pekkala informs Iorek Byrnison of Lee Scoresby’s death before travelling to find the Gyptians. Iorek travels to the world in which Lee died and feasts on the Aeronaut’s body. The changes in the world caused by the bridge Lord Asriel made into the Ci’gazze mean that the Arctic Ice has begun to melt and Iorek decides to charter a ship and go south, to look for another place for his panserbjorne to live.[/spoiler][spoiler="Chapter 4 - Ama and the Bats"]Ama decides to figure out a way to wake Lyra up, not knowing that Lyra is asleep at the hands of Mrs Coulter. She gets a special powder from a local healer and brings it to the cave, but Mrs Coulter is nowhere to be found. While hiding, Ama sees that Mrs. Coulter is keeping the Lyra asleep, and she runs away in fear.[/spoiler][spoiler="Chapter 5 - The Adamant Tower"]Baruch reaches Lord Asriel’s fortress and informs him about of the things he discussed with Will and Balthamos in the previous chapter, as well as the existence of the subtle knife and Will’s ownership of it, the friendship between Will and Lyra, and the relationship between Will and Stanislaus Grumman, but then dies. The Gallivespians are introduced for the first time, with the spy-captain Lord Roke.[/spoiler]
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
Welcome to the Republic of Heaven, MarkReaders! We’ve come up with a few discussion questions for each chapter of The Amber Spyglass to get the ball rolling, but feel free to talk about anything in the chapter you wish.
Chapter 1 - The Enchanted Sleeper
• How does this chapter influence your views of Mrs Coulter?
• While she clearly knows she's doing something wrong method-wise, she still feels she's got the big picture right: mother keeping her daughter safe. Do you feel she is developing as a character (gaining something resembling a moral compass?) or continuing her streak of selfish behaviour?
• How does the golden monkey's reaction influence your view of Mrs Coulter's actions?
Chapter 1 - The Enchanted Sleeper
• How does this chapter influence your views of Mrs Coulter?
• While she clearly knows she's doing something wrong method-wise, she still feels she's got the big picture right: mother keeping her daughter safe. Do you feel she is developing as a character (gaining something resembling a moral compass?) or continuing her streak of selfish behaviour?
• How does the golden monkey's reaction influence your view of Mrs Coulter's actions?
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
Mark's predictions were fun! He got far more right than I had even thought about at the start of reading The Amber Spyglass. SO thought I'd go through them here. There were so many that I've put them under a cut. Please be aware that this is COMPLETELY SPOILER HEAVY.
Prediction count!
Correct: 7
Semi-correct: 5
Incorrect: 8
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Prediction count!
Correct: 7
Semi-correct: 5
Incorrect: 8
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
He kills an angel with the knife in chapter two, when said angel attacks Will, Balthamos and Baruch and alerts Metatron of their whereabouts.2. Will is going to use the subtle knife to kill someone or something before chapter ten.
Correct?: Uhhh, I can't remember if this happens! I'm sure Will does kill someone, but is it using the knife? It must be? Anyone else?
I think Mary's aware of it, at least a little bit, because the Dark Matter machine told her that she had to play the serpent. A former nun like Mary would definitely know what that means.10. Ok, I’m willing to admit that this is probably foolish to guess about, since I literally cannot understand the mechanics of how it works, but Will, Lyra, and Dr. Malone will somehow re-create The Fall but instead choose to “embrace” the concept of sin without feeling shame.
Semi-correct: Hmm, Mark makes it sound like they deliberately recreate The Fall. But that's not really what happens, as it's not really something they're consciously aware of (is it?)....and they don't knowingly embrace the concept of sin, they just...do what they feel.
I can't wait for him to find that out. It's gonna break his heart.15. We will find out where Specters came from and if there are indeed versions of them in other worlds. (Or if they are the same thing but called something different.)
Correct: We do find out where Specters came from. And their nature.
And if the above doesn't break his heart, this certainly will. I expect tears and keysmashing and CAPS OF ANGER BECAUSE OF HOW UNFAIR IT IS.20. At the end of The Amber Spyglass, all the windows to the worlds will be closed and no one will ever be able to travel between then again.
Correct: HOW DID HE PREDICT THIS. WAS IT SO OBVIOUS? In predicting this does he also know that Will and Lyra will have to remain in their separate universes?
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
Three New Worlds:
Fortress World
Mulefa World
World of the Dead
BAM - Good work Mark
Fortress World
Mulefa World
World of the Dead
BAM - Good work Mark
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
There's also the Land of the Dead, of course.5. I’m guessing that Pullman will show us exactly three more parallel worlds in addition to our world, Lyra’s world, and Cittágazze.
Semi-correct: Pretty sure it's in the second chapter (yay, tomorrow!) when Will realises that he can potentially cut into an infinite amount of worlds. I imagine this will blow Mark's mind. We see a lot of worlds from Will cutting small windows, etc. But the new worlds we see a lot of are Lord Asriel's fortress, and the Mulefa world...as far as I can remember.
I am kind of terrified for Mark to find out all the huge upheavally heartbreaking things that are going to go down in this book. They're just so affecting... what if he NEVER recovers?
EDIT: joeldi beat me to it!
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
Not to diminish Mark's predictive abilities in any way, but TAS is ten years old. I wonder how much of it has leaked into the zeitgeist, as it were, and subconsciously affected Mark's imagination.
Would Mark have made the same predictions in, say, 2000AD?
Or, to put it more simply, has HDM created tropes?
Would Mark have made the same predictions in, say, 2000AD?
Or, to put it more simply, has HDM created tropes?
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
Feel free to continue discussion in any direction you want, but here are some questions for chapter 2 to spark some thoughts!
Chapter 2: Balthamos and Baruch
• What are you first impressions and thoughts on the angels?
• How do you feel about Will making Balthamos pretend to be his daemon?
• What are your thoughts on the contrasts between humans and angels?
• What is your impression of the story told by the angels about the Authority?
• Do you feel Will is right in choosing to seek out Lyra before helping the angels seek Lyra?
Chapter 2: Balthamos and Baruch
• What are you first impressions and thoughts on the angels?
• How do you feel about Will making Balthamos pretend to be his daemon?
• What are your thoughts on the contrasts between humans and angels?
• What is your impression of the story told by the angels about the Authority?
• Do you feel Will is right in choosing to seek out Lyra before helping the angels seek Lyra?
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Day two! Been looking at the comments, and there's a lot of interesting theological discussion. Have just answered a couple of things that people mentioned...
I always assumed John Parry managed to acquire his daemon through some shamanic...concentration-type things...thereby bringing her into being. She didn't just suddenly appear when he stepped through the window, and nobody's daemon suddenly appears just by entering another world. So it's kind of right what someone else said in response, you have to learn to know yourself, and I think you need to achieve that state of thinking/concentration so often mentioned in the books in order to see your daemon when you couldn't before.I'm still a bit confused as to why Will doesn't get a daemon when he enters Lyra's world, like his father. Maybe this is explained later, but I don't remember at all.
I thought I'd address this in case anyone else is wondering, I know I always forget. Jesus is mentioned one time in particular, as far as I can remember - and that's when Mary talks about her experience with Christianity at the end of The Amber Spyglass. I'll quote it here.I find it slightly amusing that in all these stories incorporating Christian mythology; demons, Lucifer, angels, God, Metraton and Micheal, never include Jesus. Is it so taboo that no story will touch it? We don't know if Pullman will address it but I can only think of two books that have done it; Night Watch and Dresden Files.
I think there may be another time she mentions Jesus, but as far as I remember it's only her - so we never hear Jesus mentioned in relation to Lyra's world...only our world. Though Lyra doesn't ask "Who's Jesus?" or anything, so maybe it's implied that the same story of Jesus exists in her world. Though I imagine it might go a little differently, since The Book of Genesis did...Jesus would have a daemon and all."I wanted to serve God with all my heart. I wanted to take my whole life and offer it up like this," she said, holding up her hands together, "and place it in front of Jesus to do as he liked with."
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
According to Lyra's Oxford there's a Magdalen College in, er, Lyra's Oxford. It's hard to imagine a Magdalen without a Christ, even if Jesus isn't mentioned by name, so although this is only circumstantial evidence (and outside the scope of TAS, to boot) I think that, on balance, there probably was a Jesus-type figure in Lyra's world.I think there may be another time she mentions Jesus, but as far as I remember it's only her - so we never hear Jesus mentioned in relation to Lyra's world...only our world. Though Lyra doesn't ask "Who's Jesus?" or anything, so maybe it's implied that the same story of Jesus exists in her world. Though I imagine it might go a little differently, since The Book of Genesis did...Jesus would have a daemon and all.
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Turning away from theology... I was really surprised at Mark's reaction to Balthamos. I don't find him annoying at all and I just LOVE his snark and sarcasm. I also love that the first time we are introduced to an individual angel (as opposed to the set of the Ruta Skadi encounters), he is nothing like what you'd think an angel would be. He isn't 'angelic'.
Also, in this rereading, I keep imagining Balthamos with Alan Rickman's voice.
I also love the contrast of Will's strength to Balthamos' (and Baruch's) knowledge They make a great team, and neither can deal with the situation right now without the other. I assume though that higher ranking angels are stronger though? Would this situation be different then, if Will didn't have such superior strength? (I guess the knife tips this situation too.)
Also, in this rereading, I keep imagining Balthamos with Alan Rickman's voice.
I also love the contrast of Will's strength to Balthamos' (and Baruch's) knowledge They make a great team, and neither can deal with the situation right now without the other. I assume though that higher ranking angels are stronger though? Would this situation be different then, if Will didn't have such superior strength? (I guess the knife tips this situation too.)
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Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 2
Welcome to the second weekly thread for Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass! For those of you coming over from Mark Reads, registering for our forum is simple and doesn't take long! Please note that we don't allow usernames that are characters from His Dark Materials.
This thread covers chapters 6-10 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
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Chapter Summaries
This thread covers chapters 6-10 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
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Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 3
Welcome to the third weekly thread for Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass! For those of you coming over from Mark Reads, registering for our forum is simple and doesn't take long! Please note that we don't allow usernames that are characters from His Dark Materials.
This thread covers chapters 11-15 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
This week, we'll be talking more about the nature of the knife and its origins. Be sure to also check out the announcement of our August Contest, in which you can win a signed copy of The Amber Spyglass!
Happy posting!
Chapter Summaries
This thread covers chapters 11-15 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
This week, we'll be talking more about the nature of the knife and its origins. Be sure to also check out the announcement of our August Contest, in which you can win a signed copy of The Amber Spyglass!
Happy posting!
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Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 4
Welcome to the fourth weekly thread for Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass! For those of you coming over from Mark Reads, registering for our forum is simple and doesn't take long! Please note that we don't allow usernames that are characters from His Dark Materials.
This thread covers chapters 16-20 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
This week, we'll be talking about the human/daemon relationship!
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Chapter Summaries
This thread covers chapters 16-20 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
This week, we'll be talking about the human/daemon relationship!
Happy posting!
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Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 5
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This thread covers chapters 21-25 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
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Chapter Summaries
This thread covers chapters 21-25 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
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Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 6
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This thread covers chapters 26-30 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
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Chapter Summaries
This thread covers chapters 26-30 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
This week we'll be talking about the war and the effect it may be having on the multiple worlds! Join us!
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Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 7
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This thread covers chapters 31-35 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
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Chapter Summaries
For those of you coming over from Mark Reads, registering for our forum is simple and doesn't take long! Please note that we don't allow usernames that are characters from His Dark Materials.
This thread covers chapters 31-35 of The Amber Spyglass and will include our sparkly Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!), chapter summaries for each of the five chapters, discussion questions and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss what Mark has yet to see in The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
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Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 8
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This thread covers chapters 36-38 of The Amber Spyglass and includes our very last Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!) which we hope you'll like,chapter summaries for each of three remaining chapters, and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
This week brings us to the end of the trilogy, and it's been great! We have a couple of great things to look forward to this week: our September Contest, and Mark finishing the books. Hopefully he'll be around to join us here soon!
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Chapter Summaries
For those of you coming over from Mark Reads, registering for our forum is simple and doesn't take long! Please note that we don't allow usernames that are characters from His Dark Materials.
This thread covers chapters 36-38 of The Amber Spyglass and includes our very last Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass banner (see above, and be sure to click!) which we hope you'll like,chapter summaries for each of three remaining chapters, and whatever else you wish for. SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED, so you can discuss The Amber Spyglass to your heart’s content. For those of you who haven't yet finished the book, we advise that you stick to the Mark Reads website.
This week brings us to the end of the trilogy, and it's been great! We have a couple of great things to look forward to this week: our September Contest, and Mark finishing the books. Hopefully he'll be around to join us here soon!
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
Oh man, that spawns some fic ideas.Jesus would have a daemon and all.
On other matters, I did find Balthamos a bit annoying when I first read the book. I figured that was sort of the point, though. As readers, we're so close to Will and definitely on his side, so it's interesting to see someone who isn't so enamored with Will.
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Re: Mark Reads The Amber Spyglass - Week 1
I was shocked as well, I love Balthamos' sassy self. He's one of my favourite characters in the book.Turning away from theology... I was really surprised at Mark's reaction to Balthamos. I don't find him annoying at all and I just LOVE his snark and sarcasm. I also love that the first time we are introduced to an individual angel (as opposed to the set of the Ruta Skadi encounters), he is nothing like what you'd think an angel would be. He isn't 'angelic'.
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