Originally Posted by twistedmosaic

Someone who has read the book all the way email snopes.com and tell them to change this to 'mixed' (unless this book takes a turn for the weird in the third section, I've just now finished part 2, and can only assume that they're referring to intercision):

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

This line in particular has everyone at my work all freaked out:



Snopes has it currently listed as True, and now most religious groups are using that statement as they're anti-movie rallying point, instead of the anti-religious themes. "What, physical mutilation? Never taking my children to that!"

Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

I do have them as unabridged audio books read by Philip Pullman if you are interested..... Skogafoss and I listened to them as we drove the ring road in 2000.