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The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

28 reviews

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

While this book had me crying, wishing it would end differently I can honestly say that I thought at was a great conclusion to the series!
My few points of criticism:
1. At times it felt INCREDIBLY long - there were a lot of ends to tie which resulted in so many povs.
2. I kind of lost Lyra a little bit. I get that her development is an integral part of the story, but sometimes it felt that she had changed completely instead of evolving.
3.

The sub-plot of Lyra and Will’s love story. Personally it just felt so weird to me when they were only 12 years old. I think it would have worked just as well if it had been a platonic kind of soulmate.

(Also, not necessarily a bad thing, just be aware before reading that this is definitely one big criticism of religion - especially Christianity, but also religion generally )

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, War, Abandonment, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent

ladythana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Religious bigotry

Moderate: War, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Confinement, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

alsira98's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

thehobbitbarbie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Murder, Grief, Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

The His Dark Materials trilogy is one of the best book series I've ever read. Literally had me sobbing by the end. So engaging and entertaining. Would recommend it to anyone to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent

bones_jackson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Foi um desfecho até que bom, mas muitas coisas foram apressadas ou simplesmente jogadas lá, como se tivesse sido uma ideia de última hora. Parece que o autor criou um monte de seres só para se encaixar no plot, e ficou muito forçado. O relacionamento da Lyra e do Will foi muito apressado e súbito. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, and Violence

fjerda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

Pullman’s writing is concise and gorgeous: lush in the extreme. Lyra and Will pull on my heartstrings deeply. A very well executed finale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Murder, Violence, War, Death of parent, Child death, and Gore

corrin_takara's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Animal death

Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

elenaluisa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

r_lumbrix's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

(This review is for the whole His Dark Materials series, because I read them back-to-back without pausing and can’t really separate them in my mind.)

The level of world building is absolutely phenomenal! To create not just one, but 4+ worlds, each with their own people, animals, landscapes, culture, and language—and then to have those worlds interact with each other, depend on each other—is astounding. Not only that, but each world is populated with fully-realized characters who grow and change throughout the series. And not only that, but the plot is incredibly complex, with a history spanning hundreds of years, and I couldn’t find a single plot hole. I’m not going to summarize, only praise. As fantasy series go, this has surpassed Harry Potter, the Chronicles of Narnia, and LOTR for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Religious bigotry and Blood