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His Dark Materials Boxed setby: Philip Pullman April 02, 2007 |
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I loved this trilogy up until the last 200 pages but it simply did not deliver on its promises - but then I'm not a teenager :-)
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Once Upon a Time in the Northby: Philip Pullman April 03, 2008 |
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This prequel is the story of how Lee Scoresby met Iorek Byrnison (characters in the His Dark Materials trilogy, and if you haven't read that, better to start there than here). It might fairly be classed as a ripping yarn. It's a tale well told, charmingly illustrated with engravings by John Lawrence: inessential but fun.
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Amber Spyglass, The (Golden Compass) (His Dark Materials)by: Philip Pullman August 06, 2007 |
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I was intrigued to see how this story would conclude after I enjoyed The Northen Lights and was rather disappointed by The Subtle Knife. I feel a little like I have wasted my time.
There is no doubting the imagination that has gone into the three books and they do contain some nice chapters, which is why they merit 2 stars. But in the end, this book just sort of drifts to a conclusion that is all too predictable. I felt a bit cheated at the end. I guess the take home message is that there is just a lot of much better fantasy out there. Nice try but not for me. >>More Details |
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Lyra's Oxfordby: Philip Pullman November 01, 2007 |
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If you have read "His Dark Materials Trilogy" and enjoyed them you might be asking yourself the very question my title asks; where are they now?
Well... If you take a chance to read this book you will get some idea. Here we look in on Lyra about two years after the end of the book "The Amber Spyglass". Some people might describe this as a cheap money making ploy, but I think true fans (like myself) that were left at the end of the last book sobbing into their tissues, would enjoy this. Yes, it might be a bit pricely, let us not forget that this short story is about the same length as a long chapter. But, we get the cool map and other paraphernalia that have fallen out between worlds into ours. If the trilogy was ... Read More: >>More Details |
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His Dark Materials Trilogy Box Set (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)by: Philip Pullman November 05, 2007 |
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I was not sure what to think with all the hype and anti-religion stuff that surrounded the release of the movie, but having found out that my Dad had read the books years ago and enjoyed them decided to give them a go. These are technically childrens books, but dont let that put you off. The ideas, science and relationships in these make you wonder if this was really aimed at parents and not kids. More adult I would say than Harry Potter for example. I took the whole set with me on my holiday, and read them all before I got home..... Fantastic read!
Only 1 small criticism is the 'Golden Compass' name and movie pics on the covers..... I never saw what was wrong with Northern Lights, but I suppose they had to change it after they decided to change ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Subtle Knife, The (Golden Compass) (His Dark Materials)by: Philip Pullman August 06, 2007 |
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You may feel that having not read the whole book I am not in a position to review it - I can appreciate that, but I simply couldn't. I got lost, I got confused, I got frustrated, I gave up. Okay, books have heroes or heroines and, especially in children's books, they are amazing, do remarkable stuff and win, but Lyra just seems to do random stuff that always works. One question you daren't ask is "Why did she do that?" because most often there is no answer, at least not one explored more deeply than simply being inspired or lucky. After a while that just won't do, but it's all you get. Running on from Northern Lights - which did at least have some sort of recognisible plot - it just started badly and headed down hill. Quite, quite awful. I gave it a star as ... Read More:
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His Dark Materials Trilogy: Northern Lights, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass: "Northern Lights", "Subtle Knife", "Amber Spyglass" ... Lights", "Subtle Knife", "Amber Spyglass"by: Philip Pullman November 03, 2008 |
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this series could have been so much better, but Philip Pullman Decided he would rether have someing contreversial in stead of something gerat like the lord the ring. but i will give he ceradit at lest for the First book for coming up with something so creative. but I though that the last book sucked Monkey butt
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The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart)by: Philip Pullman November 06, 2006 |
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In The Ruby in the Smoke, Phillip Pullman combines three of my favorite things: young adult fiction, a good mystery and a Victorian era setting.
Sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart has recently lost her father in a shipwreck. After receiving a mysterious note warning her to "beware of the Seven Blessings", she visits her late father's shipping firm in the hope that someone there can make sense of the note. When she asks one of her father's employees about the Seven Blessings, the man is so terrified that he dies of a heart attack right in front of Sally. And so begins a chain of events that will have Sally questioning the circumstances of her father's death as well as her connection to a priceless Indian ruby. All the while Sally is pursued by a series of villains ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)by: Philip Pullman March 05, 2007 |
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I found this book rather disappointing and am quite baffled as to the reasons for its immense popularity. The characterisation is weak, the dialogue irritating, the alternate world is ours, basically, with a few arbitrary tweaks, and things with slightly different names(e.g. gypsies are "gyptians", Norway is "Norroway", or something). I only became interested in the last 50-60 pages as the allegorical element of the story became clear, somewhat along the lines of C.S. Lewis' Narnia books. But the few interesting ideas towards the end are not enough to justify this poorly-written and none-too-imaginative book, and I won't be reading the sequels.
That said, I tend not to like flavour of the month-type books, and sometimes I suspect that I only read them to pooh-pooh them, as it ... Read More: >>More Details |
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The Amber Spyglass. (His Dark Materials): Adult Editionby: Philip Pullman September 14, 2001 |
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I was intrigued to see how this story would conclude after I enjoyed The Northen Lights and was rather disappointed by The Subtle Knife. I feel a little like I have wasted my time.
There is no doubting the imagination that has gone into the three books and they do contain some nice chapters, which is why they merit 2 stars. But in the end, this book just sort of drifts to a conclusion that is all too predictable. I felt a bit cheated at the end. I guess the take home message is that there is just a lot of much better fantasy out there. Nice try but not for me. >>More Details |
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