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mitskacir's review against another edition
3.0
This continues to be an interesting and enjoyable series, but moving the focus from Lyra to Will is unfortunate. Will just doesn't have the likability and charisma of Lyra, and his storyline is too opaque at this point in the series to be very intriguing. The addition of characters like Dr. Malone don't add a lot, because their characters are underdeveloped and the new adults in particular are more like caricatures (and not very intelligent ones), especially compared to morally complex adults like Mrs. Coulter introduced in book 1. I'm also not a fan of when magic is explained pseudo-scientifically, or when science becomes hand-wavy magic, and the introduction of "our world" science was irritating.
My questions from book 1 (see that review) have not yet been answered, and I'm doubting that they will be.
My questions from book 1 (see that review) have not yet been answered, and I'm doubting that they will be.
greta_macionyte's review against another edition
3.0
įdomesnė nei pirmoji, bet vistiek kažkaip iki galo neišpildyta
italorebelo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
daumari's review against another edition
4.0
I apparently remembered nothing about this book (other than that Will's from our world), so a reread was well overdue.
Pieces move on the board to and from worlds, including our own (though contemporary at the time, it was funny to me to see that Mary Malone had floppy discs for The Cave and with John Parry's letters dated 1985). Maybe because it's partially in our world and doesn't share the fantastic magic of shapeshifting daemons and panserbjorn, but I didn't find The Subtle Knife nearly as compelling. Still, it's doing setup for spectacular showdowns in The Amber Spyglass so... it's a middle trilogy book!
Also, as with The Golden Compass- awfully dark for a children's book.
Pieces move on the board to and from worlds, including our own (though contemporary at the time, it was funny to me to see that Mary Malone had floppy discs for The Cave and with John Parry's letters dated 1985). Maybe because it's partially in our world and doesn't share the fantastic magic of shapeshifting daemons and panserbjorn, but I didn't find The Subtle Knife nearly as compelling. Still, it's doing setup for spectacular showdowns in The Amber Spyglass so... it's a middle trilogy book!
Also, as with The Golden Compass- awfully dark for a children's book.
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
1.0
Almost had a wreck cause this had me drifting off in the car. Muted and ignored cause I still am not hooked. But need to finish for my book count. These are all about to be 1 stars...DO NOT RECOMMEND
rap_tor_god's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
blueberrysunrise's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jtrogers1992's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Liked it didn’t love it, but hey it gave me enough to wanna finish the series. I think the themes it opened up in this book were really interesting and I wanna see where it goes. Time to go to war with God lol