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A review by anabradley
The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
5.0
The second of the Book of Dust reads more as the fourth of His Dark Materials, for which I rate it far higher than I would have La Belle Sauvage.
Pullman's writing is intriguing and full of themes which build on and enrich those of His Dark Materials. New light is shed on many of the old characters, from Mrs. Lonsdale to Mrs. Cooper, and Lyra has grown into a person so different yet so similar to the original, that it feels as though Pullman writes about a real woman. The events of the novel are increased in darkness, truly reflecting the growth in Lyra from a child to an adult.
I cannot recommend this book enough, it is definitely worth the read!
Pullman's writing is intriguing and full of themes which build on and enrich those of His Dark Materials. New light is shed on many of the old characters, from Mrs. Lonsdale to Mrs. Cooper, and Lyra has grown into a person so different yet so similar to the original, that it feels as though Pullman writes about a real woman. The events of the novel are increased in darkness, truly reflecting the growth in Lyra from a child to an adult.
I cannot recommend this book enough, it is definitely worth the read!