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If you have only read The Golden Compass you might wonder what all the fuss was about with angry parents and censorship and Philip Pullman. The issues become a bit more clear in this second novel. Pullman quite plainly is against organized and powerful religion (even though he presents his ideas within the context of a parallel and fantasy world/s). I consider myself an open and liberal reader (and have probably read just about every censored book on the lists) but I was disturbed by a lot of th
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Not quite as fantastical as the Golden Compass, due to most of the novel setting place in our world. Reality hits home however, and the book won me over with the friendship between the two protagonists Lyra and Will, and the development of the aeronaut Lee Scoresby as well as the chapters concerning the witches.
Okay, I see where the "anti-church" sentiment is, but I still loved the story and I can't wait to read the last book!
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In this book, we discover more worlds much like our own and also some very different. Looking forward to reading the final installment...
Oct 29, 2008
Maggie
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Mar 07, 2011
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