A review by charliewarliee
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Subtle Knife is the second novel in the His Dark Materials trilogy, and I definitely enjoyed the first novel more. I started reading this just after finishing the first one in June, and got 75% of the way through before I lost track of it and put it down, not picking it back up again until November. I had forgotten quite a bit but remembered the basics, although it was still difficult to get through. I didn't want to re-read everything else so I just read from where I was, and ended up having to use an audiobook for most of Chapter 14. I am glad to have finished it and will probably read the third novel but will need to watch a recap for the series beforehand.
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