Reviews

Il canocchiale d'ambra by Philip Pullman

silversparkles50's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

ruth_rb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• 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

3.5

jayseewhy's review against another edition

4.0

Isolation #2. I haven’t been putting as much time into books as I thought I would because I’ve discovered the joy of print magazines. The printed medium in general is a great, calming activity in this sea of constant updates and digital connection.

I love this trilogy very much and it has been great to revisit it after so many years. The directions that Pullman takes the story are wild, outlandish and never cease to surprise.

I can’t wait to see the television production of this story. My only hope is that the show isn’t cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 shenanigans.

kalkwiese's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.5

sarah_sshelves's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful

3.5

algorithminflux's review against another edition

5.0

I wish the story would be just a little longer, though I don't expect much at this point. Such an excellent trilogy; you don't really know what's going on, and heck, I'm still not quite sure what happened, but I just went with it as I read the story. I wish I had a daemon! Perhaps I do, though much like Mary, it would take a certain concentration to see her.

Regardless, fantastic story, and I'm looking forward to watching the show when it comes out in the future!

gwendo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

wietse111's review against another edition

4.0

Ennn, deel 3. Qua vibes veel meer zoals de tweede dan de eerste. Een poging van Pullman om een grootse wereld te bouwen, niet een simpel avontuur. Zoals de vorige twee, erg entertaining. Met veel plezier gelezen, goed geschreven en spannend. Wel had dit boek een paar subplots die niet echt iets toevoegden. Er werd net iets te veel geprobeerd. Ik weet nog steeds niet zeker wat ik van de relatie tussen Will en Lyra vond. Aan de ene kant voelde het een beetje kunstmatig, maar tegelijkertijd was het einde daardoor wel oprecht heel mooi. Al met al: leuk boek, ik heb me weer vermaakt

lauraborkpower's review against another edition

4.0

This book is a sophisticated and complex finale to a rich and well developed page-turner of a series. It's easy to see why the story has sparked so much controversy, but it's such a worthy read for young people and adults alike.

The audiobooks were read by Pullman himself, doing the omniscient narrator (a perfect example of that narrative point of view that I'll give to my students) and a full cast of characters, all of whom were great. There was a different reader for Will in this book, and the actor's voice was quite a bit deeper than the actor's voice in The Subtle Knife. It threw me off a bit at the beginning, but I got used to it quickly enough. Just make sure you have all of them downloaded, because as soon as you finish one, you'll want to start the next ASAP.

klambson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0