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It's a damn fine book. The Subtle Knife itself is cool, the Spectres are a cool idea, the AEshaetrr thing is quite cool, keeping you in suspense. There are some truly great action moments descirbed atmosperically by Pullman's excellent writing style. A bit sad to see a certain character die at the end of the Almano Gulch chapter, and a bit sad to see another charatcer die right at the end.
Built up suspense for the Amber Spyglass as well, which i shall buy within the week.
I also like the way that many ends meet, like the fact that Grumman has a connection with both Lyra and Will.
Only thing wrong with it is that it is basically a build-up to the next book. But then, it makes the next book seem that much more tempting to buy.
Excellent stuff. Not quite as good as the Northern Lights in terms of action, but probably beter in terms of imagination and descriptive writing. Brilliant.
It's a damn fine book. The Subtle Knife itself is cool, the Spectres are a cool idea, the AEshaetrr thing is quite cool, keeping you in suspense. There are some truly great action moments descirbed atmosperically by Pullman's excellent writing style. A bit sad to see a certain character die at the end of the Almano Gulch chapter, and a bit sad to see another charatcer die right at the end.
Built up suspense for the Amber Spyglass as well, which i shall buy within the week.
I also like the way that many ends meet, like the fact that Grumman has a connection with both Lyra and Will.
Only thing wrong with it is that it is basically a build-up to the next book. But then, it makes the next book seem that much more tempting to buy.
Excellent stuff. Not quite as good as the Northern Lights in terms of action, but probably beter in terms of imagination and descriptive writing. Brilliant.
I haven't read any entertaining fiction for at least a month, and there's only so much I can learn about Zen Buddhism before my head starts hurting. I could do with a few books to read over a weekend.
The books are fairly long, although you'll be surprised how quickly you read them. Took me about 2 hours to read 100 pages, and I don't even read very fast.
"Pullman hates religion. He makes no secret of it."
These are some of my favorite books, bar the Sword of Truth series (Terry Goodkind - go read. Now).
I thought they'd be too childish, but it's not like that at all.
The final ending is darn good. I'll say no more.
Unman wittering & zigo