The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials)

just as (if not more) awful than the first book in the trilogy....

I liked it. There's nothing like it, even still. Pullman not only introduces things to the reader that doesn't exist but helps the reader to imagine the things he's invented such as the using of the knife or the compass. He comes up with whole new worlds and manages to make everything make sense. I liked the first book better but this was still good.

best book of the trilogy, showing a gift for characterization missing in the other books. the ideas are big, but not so big that the author fails to capture them.

A little slower than The Golden Compass, and you'll want to yell at Will and Lyra quite a bit more, but a very good read. I highly recommend it!