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few weeks ago
This is a great series if you like magic, parallel worlds, talking animals, and lots of action. The first book The Godlen Compass is coming out in movie form in December, so it helps to be prepared by knowing the plot and characters. I am not sure if this movie is only the first book or the entire trilogy. I abhor people who tell too much of the plot in reviews, so I have not given anything...more
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Fantastic fictional story. These are my comments I posted on a blog for the series: I read the books. If anyone has an ounce of faith in Christ that's truly their own and not based on their parents' faith or someone else's then they wouldn't be effected by the books unless they chose to be. Let's stop being so weak-minded and easily offended. If people are going to greatly alter their...more
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Warning: lots of spoilers ahead. First off, the books are incredibly well written. Most importantly, it's unique and original, unlike most fantasy writing these days. Rather than steal from writers like Tolkien and others, Pullman actually comes up with creative ideas. So from a literary standpoint, these three books are very, very good. However, they are not children's books. It's not the...more
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few weeks ago
The "His Dark Materials Trilogy," by Philip Pullman, comprising "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife," and "The Amber Spyglass." Although ostensibly "young adult" fiction, Pullman's trilogy is a complex investigation into deep philosophical questions by way of a simple narrative firmly entrenched in a fantastic universe of innumerable worlds - some which are similar to the world we know, but...more
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few weeks ago
Better than most fantasy that I've read, His Dark Materials is interesting for its philosophical thrust as much as its narrative, if not more so. The two are so intertwined (much like C.S. Lewis or Ayn Rand) that they're a bit hard to separate. As fiction, it is effective, exciting, and fun, and I won't give up any plot details. Some parts are cartoonish to the point of being unbelievable...more
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  • ISBN-10: 0375823360
  • ISBN-13: 9780375823367
  • ISBN-10: 0440419514
  • ISBN-13: 9780440419518
  • ISBN-10: 0590541781
  • ISBN-13: 9780590541787
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