His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass
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- Author：Philip Pullman
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Nafisa whosthat
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My review is probably not as valid since I stopped reading after page 100 or so。 Why。。。 because it was too exhausting to read the thoughts about someone who is not only patriarchal， but also a sexist。 I thought I would read the book because he’s actually writing about a girl who is going to be a hero to some point （I didn’t make it that far）。 But the girl is explicitly different than other girls because she “doesn’t cry” and all the female scientists are described as annoying and not interesting My review is probably not as valid since I stopped reading after page 100 or so。 Why。。。 because it was too exhausting to read the thoughts about someone who is not only patriarchal， but also a sexist。 I thought I would read the book because he’s actually writing about a girl who is going to be a hero to some point （I didn’t make it that far）。 But the girl is explicitly different than other girls because she “doesn’t cry” and all the female scientists are described as annoying and not interesting。 On top of that， the social interactions are very hierarchical， without any reflections or critic on that， rather the opposite。 Not worth my time。 。。。more
Báo Zingerle
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Delighting。The most impressive is how Pullman weaves together the different plots。
Anne
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ABSOLUTELY beautiful and wonderful， what a great story
Daniel Wang
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Absolutely one of my most favorite childhood trilogies。 This book combined a lot of philosophical views of the world， science fiction， action， and adventure。 Its story and character depth developed so much that I fell in love with the characters。 This also shows the dark， corruptness of some beings and how they use their power to influence others into helping their cause。 The church in this book is a great example of it， they use their religion to make others do horrible things for them。 Though Absolutely one of my most favorite childhood trilogies。 This book combined a lot of philosophical views of the world， science fiction， action， and adventure。 Its story and character depth developed so much that I fell in love with the characters。 This also shows the dark， corruptness of some beings and how they use their power to influence others into helping their cause。 The church in this book is a great example of it， they use their religion to make others do horrible things for them。 Though this may not be true in real life， this a good example of what other corrupt governments， corporations， and other groups of people with power might abuse their power。 。。。more
Jessica
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I can't really review this one。 It's just so convoluted and ridiculous。 This is a series where my brain will need to process it and then after some years I will want to reread it without skimming it。 It was tough to get through and I'm glad it's finally over。 I can't really review this one。 It's just so convoluted and ridiculous。 This is a series where my brain will need to process it and then after some years I will want to reread it without skimming it。 It was tough to get through and I'm glad it's finally over。 。。。more
Helene
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One of the best Trilogies I've ever read， highly recommended。。。 One of the best Trilogies I've ever read， highly recommended。。。 。。。more
Zac Davies
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Well that’s the easiest 1，000+ pages I’ve ever read。 Pullman is a master storyteller and is a testament to the talent of the author that he can take this young adult fantasy novels to the depths and heights that he does。 We are dealing with some very heavy thematic material here， and for the most part Pullman delivers time and time again throughout the His Dark Materials trilogy。 This is a fantasy series that stands next to any of the greats of the genre， be that Harry Potter， Chronicles of Narn Well that’s the easiest 1，000+ pages I’ve ever read。 Pullman is a master storyteller and is a testament to the talent of the author that he can take this young adult fantasy novels to the depths and heights that he does。 We are dealing with some very heavy thematic material here， and for the most part Pullman delivers time and time again throughout the His Dark Materials trilogy。 This is a fantasy series that stands next to any of the greats of the genre， be that Harry Potter， Chronicles of Narnia or Wizard of Earthsea。 The highs of this trilogy is among the best writing for YA fiction I have ever encountered， with the deamons， Mrs。 Coulter and a trip to the world of the dead in book 3 that are among the best concepts， characters and executions that I have read in fantasy。Where Pullman let’s me down is his heavy handed critique of the church and Christianity。 He can’t seem to get out of his own way， and although he raises good points about theocratic domination and his characterisation of the church-like figures throughout His Dark Materials is great， he seems to completely abandon this in The Amber Spyglass。 The final third or so of Book 3 is dedicated to how bad religion is， and we get this ‘message’ instead of plot。 Pullman is more concerned with criticising the church than developing an appropriate climax to his story。Until these moments I was complexity enthralled and the clumsy and perhaps even foolish ending wasn’t enough to ruin my experience or dismay others from reading his work one day。 。。。more
Jay
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A confession: Owing to my toxic obsession with Harry Potter I never read these when I was younger。 The logic of that decision was complex， and I believe probably derives from a fear that they might in fact be “better” than Harry Potter: a thought too horrible to comprehend！ （No doubt Dumbledore would have a witty one liner that would whimsically sum me up。） However， more recently， I thought that now there’s a nice-looking big budget TV series with a banging soundtrack to feast my eyes and ears u A confession: Owing to my toxic obsession with Harry Potter I never read these when I was younger。 The logic of that decision was complex， and I believe probably derives from a fear that they might in fact be “better” than Harry Potter: a thought too horrible to comprehend！ （No doubt Dumbledore would have a witty one liner that would whimsically sum me up。） However， more recently， I thought that now there’s a nice-looking big budget TV series with a banging soundtrack to feast my eyes and ears upon， it might be high time to shelve my pride， accept help from Cedric， take my golden egg to the prefects’ bathroom， and see what His Dark Materials is all about。 Overall， I’ve really enjoyed leisurely making my way through these volumes over the last couple of months。 This is a wonderful world。 Pullman is an especially gifted writer。 His imagery seems to glitter off the page in a way which I don’t think J。K。 Rowling is quite capable of replicating。 From a writerly point of view， I thought the last few pages of The Northern Lights were particularly breath-taking to behold， and that was the point at which I became fully invested in the series。 Beyond nostalgia， there’s a lot to enjoy in these books as an adult。 Post physics degree me loved the clever welding together of quantum physics， astronomy， and Christianity。 This gave the story an epic feel of combined mythical， biblical， and high sci-fi proportions。 If we’re talking favourites， I admit I still think Rowling delves into emotional trauma in a way which I find more highly affecting， whereas Pullman doesn’t seem very interested in that aspect of his writing。 After all， it’s not until about halfway through The Subtle Knife before Roger’s name is really even mentioned。 So， ultimately， I don’t really agree with the professional critics who believe HDM to be vastly superior to Harry Potter。 Both series are brilliant things for children and adults to read alike， but my heart will always veer towards Hogwarts and I think it’s justified in doing so。 I own each of these three volumes as separate books。 However， I think this is a series， like Lord of the Rings， which is best understood as a single large novel; I don’t think any of the composite parts would work as stand-alones， and the quality is broadly speaking the same throughout。 Reaching the end of The Amber Spyglass， I feel as though I’ve been on a long single adventure rather than three separate ones。 If pushed， I’d probably say that The Northern Lights is the most iconic and flawless of the three phases， whereas The Amber Spyglass slightly drags in its first half， but they’re all of one piece， and they’re all very good。FYI， not rating this in separate instalments is going to cost my reading challenge ambitions dearly。 Just saying。 。。。more
Bryan
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Quite good， the first 2 at least。 The third gets a bit weird with ideas about the worlds and gods in this alternate world。 Enjoyable for sure
Jordan
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Terrible。
Donna Carson
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I read the series years ago （as a YA school librarian） and have recently been reminded of it by my grandchildren who are thoroughly engaged in the Pokemon world of humans and their familiars。 And the beat goes on。。。。 Interesting！
And
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Favourite trilogy。 The last book， towards the end especially was the biggest emotional rollercoaster I've experienced in a book on my life。 An hour of tears were shed。。。 Favourite trilogy。 The last book， towards the end especially was the biggest emotional rollercoaster I've experienced in a book on my life。 An hour of tears were shed。。。 。。。more
Helene Ansell
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Just amazing words to create awsome worlds just separated by fooling around time。 Heaven renewed！ A Republic of Heaven
Bekk
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The bestest
Monica
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I absolutely LOVE this book， I love the plot and everything about this！！ I highly recommend it。 want you to know， there is a competition happening this April till the end of May on the NovelStar app。 I hope you can consider joining。 You can also publish your stories there。 just email our editors hardy@novelstar。top， joye@novelstar。top， or lena@novelstar。top。
Nicole Mara
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Love。 Love。 Loved。 I only recently started watching the show that’s based off the trilogy of ‘His Dark Materials’ （books 1-3）。 I’m now onto the next book in Phillip Pullman’s trilogy of’La Belle Sauvage’ （‘The Book of Dust’ is book #1）。 But I couldn’t get enough of all the books， and I do believe that the books and the show are way past due， lol， but the entire story is so well crafted and full of feelings that we have never really seen from a specific title character， such as， “a mother”。。。I lo Love。 Love。 Loved。 I only recently started watching the show that’s based off the trilogy of ‘His Dark Materials’ （books 1-3）。 I’m now onto the next book in Phillip Pullman’s trilogy of’La Belle Sauvage’ （‘The Book of Dust’ is book #1）。 But I couldn’t get enough of all the books， and I do believe that the books and the show are way past due， lol， but the entire story is so well crafted and full of feelings that we have never really seen from a specific title character， such as， “a mother”。。。I love the little bits of life lessons that Pullman puts into his stories as well。 I felt like I was always learning such a profound yet basic fact while reading his books。 {She shook her head and whispered， "No。 No！ That can't be true。 Impossible！"}*"You think things have to be possible？ Things （only） have to be true！”* 。。。more
Holly Webster
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Absolutely LOVED this series。 Definitely recommend
Andrew Garrow
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Very good - very different - could not decide if I kinda liked it， or really liked it。A world which is very unique and interesting。 A story like that was fun to follow， if not unpredictable。 Characters with depth。 An interesting narrative structure。 A decidedly anti Christian theme。 Pullman really reached for the stars， and you could definitely argue that he made it。Overall very worth reading， I just can't decide how much I liked it。 Very good - very different - could not decide if I kinda liked it， or really liked it。A world which is very unique and interesting。 A story like that was fun to follow， if not unpredictable。 Characters with depth。 An interesting narrative structure。 A decidedly anti Christian theme。 Pullman really reached for the stars， and you could definitely argue that he made it。Overall very worth reading， I just can't decide how much I liked it。 。。。more
Rachel
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A tale embroiled in concepts， unique to the book， of daemons and dust。 A daemon is like a supernatural pet。 A human and their daemon are existential to one another。 Dust， a mysterious particle， the purpose of which isn’t fully developed in this， the first book of His Dark Materials trilogy。 The Golden Compass offers intrigue via an entrancing plot weaved by a mirthful heroine。 Lyra， the heroine， is intent on saving her beloved childhood friend from a fate akin to death， that of being ‘cut’ （sepa A tale embroiled in concepts， unique to the book， of daemons and dust。 A daemon is like a supernatural pet。 A human and their daemon are existential to one another。 Dust， a mysterious particle， the purpose of which isn’t fully developed in this， the first book of His Dark Materials trilogy。 The Golden Compass offers intrigue via an entrancing plot weaved by a mirthful heroine。 Lyra， the heroine， is intent on saving her beloved childhood friend from a fate akin to death， that of being ‘cut’ （separated） from one’s daemon。 。。。more
Ammy Dollete
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Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more
Siena Loprinzi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wow， this is one of my new favorite book series。 It boggles my mind that this is under “young adult。” There are so many complex philosophies fighting over power in the background， posing extremely provocative and through-provoking questions。 I enjoyed every part of this trilogy and only wished that there was more for Will and Lyra， my heart broke for these two characters and their ending。 I’m looking forward to reading more in this universe and also watching along to see how HBO finishes its fin Wow， this is one of my new favorite book series。 It boggles my mind that this is under “young adult。” There are so many complex philosophies fighting over power in the background， posing extremely provocative and through-provoking questions。 I enjoyed every part of this trilogy and only wished that there was more for Will and Lyra， my heart broke for these two characters and their ending。 I’m looking forward to reading more in this universe and also watching along to see how HBO finishes its final season of His Dark Materials。 Would highly， highly recommend to anyone and everyone。 。。。more
Alina Radu
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Entertaining by its view of the parallel worlds， afterlife and religion， but all in all more appropriate for a teenager。
Guglielmo Ribolla
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La bussola d’oro ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️La lama sottile ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Il cannocchiale d’ambra ⭐️⭐️⭐️What a journey！ Per quanto a fine lettura non sia diventata una delle mie trilogie preferite， l’ho apprezzata veramente tanto e ritengo che sia una delle saghe più originali del genere fantasy。 Il world building è incredibile， Lyra è probabilmente una delle migliori protagoniste fantasy di cui io abbia mai letto e soprattutto ho amato le tematiche trattate e la critica che Pullman porta avanti nei confronti della chie La bussola d’oro ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️La lama sottile ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Il cannocchiale d’ambra ⭐️⭐️⭐️What a journey！ Per quanto a fine lettura non sia diventata una delle mie trilogie preferite， l’ho apprezzata veramente tanto e ritengo che sia una delle saghe più originali del genere fantasy。 Il world building è incredibile， Lyra è probabilmente una delle migliori protagoniste fantasy di cui io abbia mai letto e soprattutto ho amato le tematiche trattate e la critica che Pullman porta avanti nei confronti della chiesa e dell’estremismo religioso。 Avrei voluto amare di più il terzo libro， ma per quanto mi riguarda ci sono un po’ di pecche e ho apprezzato poco il finale， ma ciò non rende la trilogia meno godibile。 。。。more
Simona
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This is for sure one of the best books I've ever read。 I had to keep reading because of all the excitement。 I think that this trilogy is a metaphor for growing up and it's an amazing way to show that eventually， we all do。 （Plus I love the dæmons。） This is for sure one of the best books I've ever read。 I had to keep reading because of all the excitement。 I think that this trilogy is a metaphor for growing up and it's an amazing way to show that eventually， we all do。 （Plus I love the dæmons。） 。。。more
Avery （ThePagemaster）
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Again， another beloved， world renowned series that I just thought was。。。。"ehh。。。。"。 Nothing legitimately against the author or those that do love this trilogy， I was honestly intrigued all this time; I've yet to see the movie， or the tv show adaptations， respectively。 I will say The Golden Compass was my favorite of the three， the other two--I'm not sure if I missed something or skimmed over something important--were ok， but not as engaging to me as the first book was。 I can see the hype and pra Again， another beloved， world renowned series that I just thought was。。。。"ehh。。。。"。 Nothing legitimately against the author or those that do love this trilogy， I was honestly intrigued all this time; I've yet to see the movie， or the tv show adaptations， respectively。 I will say The Golden Compass was my favorite of the three， the other two--I'm not sure if I missed something or skimmed over something important--were ok， but not as engaging to me as the first book was。 I can see the hype and praise， but I feel like it missed the mark for me。 BUT， I will give the respective adaptations a try， and possibly the sequel/companion installments in the future。 。。。more
Lynette
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Classic fantasy fiction。 Movies barely did them justice。 Highly recommended if you need an escape。
Georgiana Talpalaru
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The Golden Compass - easy to read， you may even jump to conclusions too soon but keep reading ！The Subtle Knife - the plot thickens， one gets to understand some of the things but don't get too excited and stop here。。go on， go on ！The Amber Spyglass is beautiful， full of senses and the kind of the book you want to finish and not！I loved these books， I cried like a teenager at the end， I discovered so many meanings for God。。。oh， I loved these books ！！ The Golden Compass - easy to read， you may even jump to conclusions too soon but keep reading ！The Subtle Knife - the plot thickens， one gets to understand some of the things but don't get too excited and stop here。。go on， go on ！The Amber Spyglass is beautiful， full of senses and the kind of the book you want to finish and not！I loved these books， I cried like a teenager at the end， I discovered so many meanings for God。。。oh， I loved these books ！！ 。。。more
aleksandra
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。。。 this took me 3 years to read。 anyway im setting myself on fire as we speak
Adeena Syed
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It was heartbreaking， fantasy， yet so realistic with the ending。 I love， love， love every single things about this book。 It was a slow read indeed but it was because it was no light read。 It was full of sorrow and broken hearts and tears of joy and sadness and so much more。
André Fiks Salem
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