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After finishing the disappointingly dull second volume of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy, I was really worried that the third and final installment was going to disappoint me, too.
I am very happy to say it did not!
I really adored "The Amber Spyglass"...Pullman may have had a bit too much going on in the final volume, but all in all it was an exciting & imaginative read. Lyra was a wonderfully created character but I have to admit, any scenes with Mrs Coulter stole the show for me. I really fou ...more
I am very happy to say it did not!
I really adored "The Amber Spyglass"...Pullman may have had a bit too much going on in the final volume, but all in all it was an exciting & imaginative read. Lyra was a wonderfully created character but I have to admit, any scenes with Mrs Coulter stole the show for me. I really fou ...more
the lengthiest of this trilogy, at times this book felt a little bloated. even so, once again it was full of such delightful imagery (both dark and light) and storylines that i zipped through this book in a day or so, just like the others. this installment has a little more philosophizing, but it's done in a mostly innocuous way, so i didn't mind too much. good stuff to make you think, and of course just a fun romp. definitely recommend this entire series to any fantasy lovers.
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Jun 10, 2007
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The climax of the book was incrdible however it did become a little annoyingly dogmatic towards the end as well. Not enought to ruin it, but enough to knock it down one star in my estimation.
