The Golden Compass is one of my favorite fantasy novels. Not since I read A Wrinkle in Time (in fifth grade) or 1984 (in high school) have I felt so transported into a "parallel" world. Too bad the movie felt rushed and jumpy, and if I hadn't read the book, I'd still be lost somewhere in the Arctic Circle. If you haven't yet read the novel-- or the His Dark Materials trilogy-- I'd skip the film.
Reading right now: The March by E.L. Doctorow, about Sherman's march through the South. I'm a great admirer of Doctorow's ability to weave skillful, moving portraits of historical figures-- wh
o appear as fully-realized characters-- in his fiction. Or, as Publisher's Weekly puts it, his "gift for
getting into the heads of a remarkable variety of characters, famous or ordinary."I also recommend The War Of Art for any writer (or artist). Written by screenwriter and author Steven Pressfield (Legend of Bagger Vance), it's the testereone-charged, kick-ass version of The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron.
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Thanks for bringing The War of Art to my attention. Just reading the blurbs and ratings for this book on amazon has given me a much needed dose of inspiration. I can't wait to get my own copy!
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