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A review by talon1010
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
As with its predecessor, and triply: my life would have been different with access to this book. I do not know how, but this children's novel is the one work which most resembles Kill Six Billion Demons.
It handles magic in the most fundamental way: how do you link the mind and reality? A fundamental particle that explains dark matter?? It handles the truest plot: a pilgrimage, not by, but around the pilgrims. And it offers the initial stages of the Universal War, the war against god.
And for a final kick, there's an ad for the upcoming book, Eragon, in the back, the book that did, in fact, inform me fundamentally.
A better recommendation couldn't have been made.
It handles magic in the most fundamental way: how do you link the mind and reality? A fundamental particle that explains dark matter?? It handles the truest plot: a pilgrimage, not by, but around the pilgrims. And it offers the initial stages of the Universal War, the war against god.
And for a final kick, there's an ad for the upcoming book, Eragon, in the back, the book that did, in fact, inform me fundamentally.
A better recommendation couldn't have been made.