This book is completely up my alley! I am enjoying it immensly. I actually got the trilogy as audio from a friend of mine and at first I was a little weary about not really sitting down to read the book but the version he gave me has a different actor for each character so it's almost like listening to a play which I really enjoy.
I had seen the movie for this as well and judged it on that which turned me away from reading the book because I really wasn't very intrigued with the movie. Now though my attitude has completely changed. I love how the author pokes at religion. I personally went to Catholic school when I was younger and have always had an open mind to everyone's beliefs ( which they frowned upon greatly and I didn't last there long ) so I'm always interested to read things that have a strong religious point of view, no matter what it is.
The idea of the Daemons is great ( which I'm guessing is suppose to be an ironic name, considering it's the people's souls and consciounce and yet is similiar to the word "demon" which the church veiws as something evil ). The debate on souls existing is so interesting and having them manifested beside you as a companion is really a cool way of thinking about it. Being able to know someone by looking at them basically. An ability most of us wish we had. And I think using animals as opposed to just a more human-like figure makes it even more interesting because I think people would interperate each animal differently. Some people may interperate a cat daemon as a person who is curious while another may see it as someone who is cool and collected.
I like the little story growing between Lyra and Roger and I'm sure further down the series will grow more. My absolute favorite type of novels are ones that have a little bit of an underlying love story, and where you can watch the characters grow together. This is what attracted me to this and the Harry Potter series and why I had more trouble staying focused with the Hobbit. I think we as people just enjoy the stories we can relate to the most. I've known my boyfriend since I was four so having that growing connection from someone that starts as innocent friendship when you're young then developes into an awkward puberty, then to something more is something I find I like to read much more about. To me it's more dimensional then just some handsome guy and a pretty girl that are conveniently placed in a situation in which you already know they will end up together ( cough cough TWILIGHT ).
I also just love the world Pullman created all together. It's close enough to ours that we can relate but there are enough differences that we know it isn't our world. And they way they speak about Dust and how the Church is weird about is reminds me of how people today will tell weird stories of ghosts or something weird and almost magical happening to them and most religions see that as against God in some ways. I just see alot of parellels which I enjoy.
So I definately plan on finishing these three by spring break. I may save the last one for the plane ride home. My friend has his other works on audio as well so I'm sure I will be moving onto those the moment I finish up these
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