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mmefish's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Violence
monoliloquy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I have loved this book since I was too young to read it. I first read it when I was about ten and fell in love. I forget about this series ever so often and it's always great to reread.
There are moments, in the way Pullman writes people--women, especially--that give me pause, but most of these moments are storytelling choices and specific misconceptions that Lyra has about the world.
The writing in this book is enthralling, vivid, and doesn't let you go even for a moment. It's creative and the worldbuilding is beautiful.
There are moments, in the way Pullman writes people--women, especially--that give me pause, but most of these moments are storytelling choices and specific misconceptions that Lyra has about the world.
The writing in this book is enthralling, vivid, and doesn't let you go even for a moment. It's creative and the worldbuilding is beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Violence, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Feb 2021: I left this at two stars for a long time, because I wasn't sure how to represent my feelings about it and I didn't want to change my rating until I reread it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Misogyny
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