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Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby Iofur » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:31 pm

Hey there!
I don't know what to say, and I was sent here by an indignant member as I commented somewhere else first, so see you around!
"Tyger, Tyger, burning bright..."
Oh whatever, that's not relevant here.
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby Jaya » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:36 pm

They weren't indignant! It's just nice for you to have your own thread in the Newbie Forum, that way we can find out a little bit about you. Do feel free to look around and respond to threads!

You could answer such questions as: Where are you from? How old are you? What did you do? When did you read HDM? How did you find us?
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby Iofur » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:39 pm

Sorry about the "indignant" part, I tend to overreact sometimes.
I got the book from my sister a while ago, loved it and immediately searched for pages on the internet about it.
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Oh whatever, that's not relevant here.
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby bee » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:24 pm

Not indignant, I promise! I just am always curious to get to know newbies, and this is the best place for that. :) (I like new people!)

I think I originally got the books from a sibling too. I seem to recall my brother telling me to read the first book, but I didn't want to read it because our reading tastes weren't that similar. I think it was a few more years until I finally read it! I'm glad you read it and immediately loved it!

What part of the non-internet world are you from? What do you like besides these books?
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby Iofur » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:33 pm

I live in Berlin, but was born in London and lived there for 7 years. I generally think english/american authors make much better books than germans(only my opinion), and I like mostly fantasy books. Somehow, the countless books about children being discriminated and mobbed that we get in germany aren't as appealing.
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby jessia » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:05 am

welcome iofur!!
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby Kansas Person » Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:58 pm

Welcome to the Republic. It's of note that you use a quote from William Blake, who had an enormous influence on Philip Pullman.
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby Iofur » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:54 pm

Thanks, at first I thought of a quote from pullman himself, but then I remembered reading something about Blake having influenced Pullman or something like that somewhere.
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby Secret Someone » Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:58 pm

They are such great books. <3

I hope you enjoy being here. :)
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Re: Great book: thought I'd join!

Postby Aletheia Dolorosa » Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:43 pm

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