Caught In The Whirlwind
Archive for February 3, 2008
[50 in 365] Book 2 – The Subtle Knife – Completed
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by Jason
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Ok…I'm VERY behind schedule right now. I just finished my second book, The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman.
Overall, I was pretty happy with this book, but I definitely think that The Golden Compass was better. As one of the commenters who responded to my review of that book said, The Subtle Knife doesn't really leave as much to the imagination as the first book in the series did. One of the things I really liked about The Golden Compass was that the author didn't really feel the need to explain the world to the reader in a forced manner as many science fiction/fantasy books do. However, this book seems like it was almost entirely explanation.
I have a feeling the author was setting up necessary exposition in order for the conclusion to make sense. The multiple layers of meaning were also evident, more-so in this book than in the previous one. The allusions to the religious overtones were even more evident in this book than in the first one, keeping things interesting with the promise of deeper meaning. I'm looking forward to reading the third book which is next on my list. A post on that one is forthcoming, probably tomorrow.
I need to step up the pace here if I want to have any hope of finishing 50 books this year. I'm doubtful if I can make up the difference at this point without reading some childrens books thrown in there.
QotD: Super Bowl 2008
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by Jason
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Are you watching the Super Bowl today? Who are you watching it with, and which team do you want to win?
I'm going over to my parents this evening to watch the game since they have an HDTV and I do not. It's also more fun to watch the game with other people.
As far as who wins, I really don't care either way. I think the patriots are probably going to win but you never know with these things. I'm going to be rooting for the scores myself. I'm in the mikeportnoy.com super bowl numbers pool, so I'm hoping that the end of quarter scores wind up being:
1st Quarter: New England 0, New York 9
2nd Quarter: New England 7, New York 8
3rd Quarter: New England 5, New York 0
Final Score: New England 1, New York 2
I don't see myself having much of a chance on the final score, but the first quarter might be promising…somehow. We'll see I guess.
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