Backward Mutters

Category: Books

  • Pullman on C.S. Lewis

    These are soundbites, but they are quotes nonetheless. “I realised that what he was up to was propaganda in the cause of the religion he believed in.” “It is monumentally disparaging of girls and women. It is blatantly racist. One girl was sent to hell because she was getting interested…

  • Pullman’s Plausibility and Power

    I can now say I have read The Golden Compass — Dark Material, indeed. Let’s just say, if what Pullman has written is about being human, I’d rather be a bear. There is quite a bit more buzz about the film and the books because of the controversial subject matter,…

  • Where is This Pointing? or What You Need to Know about The Golden Compass

    You’ve seen it on FoxNews. You’ve heard Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, harangue about it. You’ve gotten dozens of emails calling for its boycott. But what’s all the fuss about The Golden Compass? What should I look for if I read the trilogy or see the movie? How…