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When people tell you who they are... (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 78 points 6 months ago (1 children)

“She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy?"

“The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer."

“When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once. He could find food, and show her how to reach Oxford, and those were powers that were useful, but he might still have been untrustworthy or cowardly. A murderer was a worthy companion. She felt as safe with him as she'd done with Iorek Byrnison the armoured bear"

[–] riot@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Oh, man, this really makes me want to re-read the entire series again.

I've recently gotten into audiobooks for the first time in my life. I wonder if there's a quality production of His Dark Materials.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Just looked it up. There are 6 more books outside the original trilogy (9 in all). I have some reading to do.

[–] riot@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Wow, I had no idea! I gotta look into those too. Thanks for the head's up!

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I read the first one, and was really let down. I waited twenty years for those books to be released and it was so bad it felt like a slap in the face, to the point I became concerned for the author's cognitive health as I couldn't think of any other explanation for the precipitous decline in quality.

[–] Nefara@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

The audible version was decent, I reread them all on audiobook ahead of the HBO series and wasn't wowed but I wasn't annoyed either. That part in Amber Spyglass still made me cry so that's a kind of endorsement.

[–] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget the BBC show as well!

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I recommend you do forget it, just as a counterpoint.