Philip Pullman
Kindle Edition | Pages: 370 pages Rating: 4.13 | 342837 Users | 9053 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Subtle Knife ASIN B00SSJYF8S |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | His Dark Materials #2 |
| Characters: | Lyra Belacqua, Will Parry, Mary Malone, Pantalaimon, Marisa Coulter, Lee Scoresby, Stanislaus Grumman, Serafina Pekkala, Hester |
| Literary Awards: | Audie Award for Children's Titles Ages 8-12 (2001), North East Teenage Book Award Nominee (1999) |
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The second instalment in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, join Lyra as her terrifying journey continues.-----
She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy?
The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer.
When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once.
Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld – Città gazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky.
But she is not without allies: twelve-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm.
On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power.
And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat – and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
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| Title | : | The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2) |
| Author | : | Philip Pullman |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 370 pages |
| Published | : | September 2018 by RHCP Digital (first published July 22nd 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Animals. Fiction |
Rating Out Of Books The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2)
Ratings: 4.13 From 342837 Users | 9053 ReviewsAssess Out Of Books The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2)
[May 21, 2019]Reading my original review from seven years ago is wild. I came back to this story and found something completely different here; I found myself completely different. There are still quibbles-- yes, some of the messaging is heavy handed and yes, Pullman's story style and world building is just slow-- but I was so focused on what this story wasn't that I couldn't appreciate what it was. I'll have full thoughts after we cover this on Snark Squad Pod, but for now, I'll say that I'mIn this case, the high rating is not for the actual quality of the book (that is very good btw), but for all that it meant to me while I was growing up.
Way back at the end of November/beginning of December of good ol' 2007, I read Phillip Pullman's The Golden Compass. Why? Well, because there was all that talk about how it got made into a movie. I read the book, and found it very thought provoking. As for the movie it's a watered down version of Pullman's work, but not bad for the most part. I mean, I don't think it would go over too well with audiences who haven't read to book to know that Lyra's friend Roger is killed by Lord Asreil and that
The strangest thing about Phillip Pullman's The Subtle Knife is that it doesn't feel like the second book in a series, making me wonder whether Pullman first wrote this in conjunction with The Amber Spyglass, then wrote The Golden Compass as a prequel, which then became the first book in the series once they were published. Not that it matters. What matters is that The Subtle Knife is too fast, too plot driven, and too much "a set-up" book to be an effective second book in the trilogy. Second
3.5 🌟 rounded down to 3 🌟I understand people may see someone give a three star and think its probably not that great of a book since the rating given is pretty average which is not exactly the case for this book, which was a hairs width away from me rounding it up to a four star, but I had some issues with it and I had to cede that star away. For those who are not aware, I did thoroughly enjoy the first book and gave it a four star, which did mean I was greatly entertained by it. This book was
Weird like The Wizard of Oz, magical like Harry Potter, and interesting, totally unlike "Chronicles of Narnia." The symbolism is so agog, so strange... Obviously, it makes for a great young adult novel!!
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