books...
Firstly, I must apologise to Derric*k and Li*jia. I didn't buy a book in the end.
I was looking for "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman. Yes, it's that book that the movie "The Golden Compass" was based on. And yes, it's that movie that the many Christians were unhappy about because it was a blatant pointing out that God does not exist. Nonetheless, I'm intending to get the books and read them.
I know that I take a long time when buying a book. It took a long time today because I was trying to find a cover that did not look like it ripped off the hype of the movie. So, I was undecided. And the compilation of the 3 books is cheaper than if I bought each book separately. I was tempted to buy them separately because they looked the best. The cover is important.
What is a book really? To some, it's just a story, an attempt to sell a story. But to me, a book is more than a story. It is the manifestation of a world from an exigence. Something triggered the start of the story and when it can be properly and expertly expressed, it creates an amazing world that absorbs you, that embraces you.
What is a story? A story is but a picture painted with words.
I am so going to find the book. If not, when I get paid for the first month of tuition, $96 is going to the "His Dark Materials" Fund.
Okie, maybe not, I don't think I'll spend $96 on 3 separate books. Even if I do think they'll look great on the shelf. I think I'm such a book-whore.
I was looking for "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman. Yes, it's that book that the movie "The Golden Compass" was based on. And yes, it's that movie that the many Christians were unhappy about because it was a blatant pointing out that God does not exist. Nonetheless, I'm intending to get the books and read them.
I know that I take a long time when buying a book. It took a long time today because I was trying to find a cover that did not look like it ripped off the hype of the movie. So, I was undecided. And the compilation of the 3 books is cheaper than if I bought each book separately. I was tempted to buy them separately because they looked the best. The cover is important.
What is a book really? To some, it's just a story, an attempt to sell a story. But to me, a book is more than a story. It is the manifestation of a world from an exigence. Something triggered the start of the story and when it can be properly and expertly expressed, it creates an amazing world that absorbs you, that embraces you.
What is a story? A story is but a picture painted with words.
I am so going to find the book. If not, when I get paid for the first month of tuition, $96 is going to the "His Dark Materials" Fund.
Okie, maybe not, I don't think I'll spend $96 on 3 separate books. Even if I do think they'll look great on the shelf. I think I'm such a book-whore.
posted by alvin_c at 10:02 pm
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