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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) |
Philip Pullman
Kindle Edition | Pages: 370 pages Rating: 4.13 | 342837 Users | 9053 Reviews
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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 |
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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 – CittĂ 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.Rating Containing Books The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2)
Ratings: 4.13 From 342837 Users | 9053 ReviewsCrit Containing 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'mEvery little increase in human freedom has been fought over ferociously between those who want us to know more and be wiser and stronger, and those who want us to obey and be humble and submit.I find it tough to rate this. On the one hand, it started off great. On the other hand, there are now quite a few POVs, some I care about, some I don't, and the world has literally been blown apart and expanded. I think I somehow prefer reading fantasy set in our world, maybe because it lends the reality I
Re-read, 11/5/19:I think I still enjoy the emphasis on the extended worldbuilding in this book more than the flavor of the characters. Lyra is somewhat diminished, unable to shine in the Big Happenings of the first book, relegated either to lying (unsuccessfully) to a relative suburbia world, losing her way, and relying an awful lot on Will, her new friend.Will, on the other hand, is only really interesting when he holds a knife.*shrug* I found all the villains in our tale much more interesting.
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
Two very strange things happened last week. I gave I Am Half Sick Of Shadows: A Flavia De Luce Novel two stars and am now giving this book five star. It is strange because the former books protagonist, my dear Flavia De Luce is my favorite obstinate pre teen. On the contrary, Lyra, another stubborn, precocious, pre-teen absolutely annoyed me in the previous book. Right now though, I can not for the life of me imagine why I did not like the first novel and Lyra. Well, at least I adore her right
Much like the city of Citagazze, The Subtle Knife is the crossroads between Northern Lights and The Amber Spyglass, and as such I think it's unfair to judge it as a single novel. It introduces the wonderful characters of Will and Mary, and brings the whole concept of multiple worlds into play. We also see small hints of the rebellion that will be raged across the worlds, but more importantly we see the beginnings of Lyra and Will. In Will we see someone who's had responsibility thrust upon them
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