His Dark Materials Omnibus (His Dark Materials, Bks 1-3)
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Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Paperback
Helpful Score: 2
The Golden Compass gets five stars for an original setting, vibrant and interesting characters, and definitely a unique problem to solve. It was an engaging quick read and I fell for Lyra and the idea of souls/daemons immediately.
Then I hit a brick wall called The Subtle Knife. Without anything to ease you into it Lyra leaves the world you know all together. It could not have been more harsh and for every chapter I forced myself to read I stopped and read an entirely different novel before again forcing myself to come back.
Every paragraph was a chore, because there were so many plot holes you didn't feel like moving forward.... I bitterly missed Lyra's world.
By the time I got to the Amber Spyglass I was surprisingly engaged with Will and Lyra and trying to figure out Asriel and Marissa's lies and truths, but the 3rd book is more of the same pattern though we start to see progress in plot. When I reached the end it might have been at least a relief, however after the children give up so much of themselves they are unmercifully punished for their good deeds in a series of broken ideas.
It was cruel and left me feeling punished as well.
Then I hit a brick wall called The Subtle Knife. Without anything to ease you into it Lyra leaves the world you know all together. It could not have been more harsh and for every chapter I forced myself to read I stopped and read an entirely different novel before again forcing myself to come back.
Every paragraph was a chore, because there were so many plot holes you didn't feel like moving forward.... I bitterly missed Lyra's world.
By the time I got to the Amber Spyglass I was surprisingly engaged with Will and Lyra and trying to figure out Asriel and Marissa's lies and truths, but the 3rd book is more of the same pattern though we start to see progress in plot. When I reached the end it might have been at least a relief, however after the children give up so much of themselves they are unmercifully punished for their good deeds in a series of broken ideas.
It was cruel and left me feeling punished as well.
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