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I do have an issue(?)/question about one aspect. Were the “Gyptians” supposed to be direct Romany rep or a Romany analog? The word “gyptian” is an old-timey word (slur? i don’t know if that’s a slur) for Roma people, and they live out of boats the way Roma people historically had to do in many cases, but I don’t know enough about Roma people to tell if other aspects of the culture were also taken from/representative of Romany culture or just stuff Pullman made up. All the “gyptian” characters we meet are portrayed as noble, honest, and kind, at least from Lyra’s POV. It does a good job of not making them thieves/career criminals (though I think it is mentioned that they smuggle goods sometimes?) or fortune tellers, but I don’t know how a Romany person would react to this “rep” (again, I’m not sure if they’re meant to simply be Romany or just be an analog). If you’re a Roma person and you see this review, what did you think of them? I’m very curious! I’ve looked online but can’t find any reviews from a Romany perspective.
TWs: child murder, child abuse, general harm to children, religious abuse, animal abuse, violence, animal death, minor sexism, racism (?)
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, War
Minor: Religious bigotry
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry
Minor: Infidelity, Murder
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Classism
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Violence, Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death
I love the characters of the witches, especially in how they (to an extent) are similar to Milton's angels.
It's very easy to get immersed in this world.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Confinement, Vomit, War
Minor: Toxic relationship
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism