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Originally Posted by Green Knight I was always of the school of thought that saw an irony in Philip Pullman challenging the existence of God. 'Have you read your own books lately?' I wanted to ask him. 'You quite obviously ARE God.'
Yes, I am an abject Pullman fan. He's one of those writers who, along with John Irving, just have the ability to make me slack-jawed with fawning admiration.
It is a shame he's not even more acclaimed than he is already... some people don't seem sure how to classify his books. He's not entirely a fantasy writer as he subverts the genre somewhat; nor is he a 'children's' writer (his stories are more sophisticated than most adult novels!). He is a genre unto himself, almost. Ironic indeed that he only enjoyed massive success on the back of Potter-mania - he couldn't be more different from J K Rowling. |
Yeah, I think that is one of the biggest effect Rowling has in the book industry in general. Harry Potter has raised quite an awareness to books that people are beginning to notice this entirely new world away from technology. There is a return to books if you can call it that.
And yes, Philip Pullman is in my opinion a better writer than JK, and is a writer in his own genre.