The only issues I have with binge-reading is that it makes me sleepy. I have a lot of practice staying awake when I’m really tired though (hello college), so it isn't a really big deal, but it’s still not fun trying to process information while you’re drowsy. Normally when I read I have the luxury to put down my book and nap if I so choose, but not anymore, and I keep wondering if it has anything to do with the fact that I was reading on a Kindle. I find myself missing the smell of a physical book and turning the page, which is usually enough to keep myself awake.
The story itself is wonderful; I finished the first book of the series in today’s 7 hours. I’ve always been a fast reader, but I read even faster than usual if I enjoy the book. The world of The Golden Compass is pretty compelling for me, because I keep wondering how much of it is different from the real world. There are all these sort of supernatural-themed things, like having your soul in the form of an animal, and there’s a freaking city in the Aurora Borealis, but at the same time there seems to be little or no actual magic that people can use. Lord Asriel uses sciencey-type stuff to break into another dimension, but that leaves me wondering something. Is science a type of magic? Magic, in most stories, has laws, just like science does, and yet science allows us to fly, make things explode, and all manner of things that usually are associated with magical means. So what is it that makes magic and science different? That’s the question that I keep wondering about, even after I finished bingeing for the day.
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