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The Imagination Chamber: Philip Pullman's breathtaking return to the world of His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman, Philip Pullman
3.4 AVERAGE
173 reviews for:
The Imagination Chamber: Philip Pullman's breathtaking return to the world of His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman, Philip Pullman
3.4 AVERAGE
I love anything that gets me a little glimpse into Lyra's world. These little snippets were so cute and thought-provoking in places, too.
beautiful - snapshots from the world and lives of Lyra, Will, Mary... I will likely re-read this a lot
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
It feels like a deleted scenes section of a dvd with interesting bonus content for those who read the core series. It would be incomprehensible to those fresh to the franchise.
I mostly bought this because I found a signed copy on Waterstones. That’s pretty much it’s entire value.
The book itself took me about 20 minutes to read. There’s about 45 or so half page entries that are basically random snippets from the world of His Dark Materials that I can imagine we’re just PP’s scrawling notes of ideas that crossed his mind and he either developed into the books or not. There were a few snippets that made me smile thinking about Will and Lyra and Mary in the future but most of it was pretty useless.
I’d say this book is only required for the hardcore collectors of everything in this world, it doesn’t add anything new really.
The book itself took me about 20 minutes to read. There’s about 45 or so half page entries that are basically random snippets from the world of His Dark Materials that I can imagine we’re just PP’s scrawling notes of ideas that crossed his mind and he either developed into the books or not. There were a few snippets that made me smile thinking about Will and Lyra and Mary in the future but most of it was pretty useless.
I’d say this book is only required for the hardcore collectors of everything in this world, it doesn’t add anything new really.
Hoewel ik dit erg leuk vond als extraatje, snap ik heel goed de verscheidenheid in sterren. Enige wat ik jammer vind is dat het op goodreads deel 3.7 is genoemd en dat ik hem dus eerder heb gelezen dan the book of dust. Aangezien hier ook snippets instaan van die serie had ik het fijner gevonden als dit beter/anders was aangegeven. Gelukkig geen major spoilers, maar ik denk dat ik het nog leuker had gevonden als ik het naderhand gelezen had.
Maar goed ik ben een simpele meid en alles van deze wereld geef ik 5 sterren omdat het zo rijk aan informatie is en divers.
Maar goed ik ben een simpele meid en alles van deze wereld geef ik 5 sterren omdat het zo rijk aan informatie is en divers.
A slim jolt of magic that barely justifies its cover price but is a delight nonetheless.
Well. This was a bit of a surprise when I opened the book. I knew it would be a short book, but I wasn't expecting it to be basically like 65% blank? I had assumed there would be illustrations or something.
Sad to give something from this author and this series such a low review rating, but...yikes.
Sad to give something from this author and this series such a low review rating, but...yikes.
The Imagination Chamber is a lovely book, but be aware: This is not a novel, a novella, or an actual narrative. The Imagination Chamber is a collection of snippets, little bits and pieces of text from the author's imagination that float through the worlds of His Dark Materials. Some pages contain just a sentence or two; some, a few paragraphs. There's no overarching story, just a sampling of ideas. I thought it was quite special, but it seems that people picking this up with different expectations walk away frustrated.
In my opinion, this would make a great gift for anyone who loves the series.
In my opinion, this would make a great gift for anyone who loves the series.