Advantages: Sweeping settings, huge cast all play their parts, Mrs Coulter is more fascinating than ever Disadvantages: Just very occasionally a little editing down of the "prepared speeches" might have helped
... ...the dawn is surely coming The Amber Spyglass is the third and final volume of Philip Pullman's remarkable His Dark Materials trilogy. For me this book marks a return to form after the merely excellent middle volume, The Subtle Knife, and a ...
Advantages: Great all round story and an easily recommendable read for children and adults alike. Disadvantages: Perhaps a bit heavy on the anti-religious themes.
The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman is a fantastic fantasy novel on its own, and a great end to the His Dark Material trilogy - a feat that's quite extraordinary given the brilliance of its predecessors. The story continues directly after the cliffhang ...
The Amber Spyglass is the last of the three instalments of His Dark Materials, which lets both, children's and adults'a phantasy and imagination run wild. Eventhough I have not read the other two (yet) I found it easy and most of all intriguing to rea ...
Advantages: You are bound to like some of the characters Disadvantages: It is too clever and somewhat plagiaristic
...This book is too long for children, being likely to foster in them the idea that quantity equals quality, and some of these poor children may even land up writing reviews for CIAO! It is the third book of a trilogy, of which I have not read the other two, ...
Advantages: A truely imaginative fantasy with something for everyone Disadvantages: As a childrens book it lacks the depth of language adults may prefer.
The third installment in Pullmans His Dark Materials triolgy cannot fail to delight. Following the final leg of the adventure of Lyra and Will as they discover amazing new worlds and incredible new characters like the tiny Gallivespians, reminiscent of th ...
