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cecilielaugesen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
My few points of criticism:
1. At times it felt INCREDIBLY long - there were a lot of ends to tie which resulted in so many povs.
2. I kind of lost Lyra a little bit. I get that her development is an integral part of the story, but sometimes it felt that she had changed completely instead of evolving.
3.
(Also, not necessarily a bad thing, just be aware before reading that this is definitely one big criticism of religion - especially Christianity, but also religion generally )
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, War, Abandonment, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death of parent
ladythana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Religious bigotry
Moderate: War, Abandonment, and Violence
Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Confinement, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail
thehobbitbarbie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: War, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Murder, Grief, Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
deliriah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Death, and War
gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
bones_jackson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, and Violence
fjerda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Murder, Violence, War, Death of parent, Child death, and Gore
corrin_takara's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Animal death
Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Religious bigotry
elenaluisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty
brycestevenwilley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- it's very good
- it's very cheesy
- it does the "chosen one" and prohpecy thing a lot, which I'm not a fan of. But it didn't feel like it mattered as much to me as it normally does
- the last paragraph of
the battle scene, where Lee becomes part of the universe is one of my favorites of all time - it's very weird
- I rated Subtle knife lower because it starts to introduce all of these weird plot points, almost too many, but Amber Spyglass really uses them well. It also adds some things that I think are unnecessary, but I'm willing to overlook some
- the begining is slower than I remember, but the last half is such a wild ride
human / daemon / ghost split as the holy trinity is really clever, and ties in well with a lot of what is in the Golden compass the amber spyglass itself really doesn't affect much; Mary never does anything to affect the plot, she just reports on what's happening with Will and Lyra. Story would be the same without it. - the thing I like most anout this book is that the plot and story is very complex, but the themes are simple.
- Much of it really does read like a myth or a folk story, where the details are replaceable, and the main points are extremely strong and iconic. That makes sense given how much of it is from bible stories like Paradise lost, and other misc myths and hero stories
- somehow does the least with it's multiple worlds than other multiverse stories. Mainly a twin universe story, with a few side universes as well
father gomez was a mildly interesting thread with an extremely underwhelming ending. Literal angel ex machina, but no one even knows about it, and kinda makes it stupid Metatron was interesting and built up to be intemidating, but was also dealt with stupid quickly. "He just really horny" is a waste of a character - Focuses on Will more, and I really wish that Lyra felt like she had more agency.
She gets a little in the end, but, nothing compared to Will's entire 1/3rd of the book dedicated to just him
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Pedophilia and Colonisation