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Books : Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by: Philip Pullman List Price: £6.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £3.94 You Save: £3.05 (44%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780439944663 ISBN: 043994466X Label: Scholastic Manufacturer: Scholastic Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: March 05, 2007 Publisher: Scholastic Studio: Scholastic Sales Rank: 5189 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Oh dearIf there was a zero star I would have to put that. The worst thing is reading a book where an author obviously has strange, misguided and warped opinions and hang-ups regarding society, sexuality and religious faiths and puts them into the mouths of his or her little invented characters (which all reveal a little part of the writer). Even the characters themselves are weird and un-likable and get up to revolting and unsavoury things. If you take the entire conception of this trilogy as a possible reality and to it's obvious conclusion you would go mad with no hope. I read these books out of interest and was very disappointed. What strange ideas throughout the whole vein of these stories. I would definately recommend Narnia instead where ... Read More: Rating:  - ABSOLUTELY FANTASTICBy Alex aged 10 This book is suspense-ridden and has loads and loads of fantastic descriptions. The way Pullman uses metaphors and describes the scenery is utterly stunning. The characters are very well thought out and have several layers of personality. Lyra, at the start lives wild and carefree at Jordan college (most of the time spent on the roofs) having loads of fun spoiled only occasionally by a boring visit by her Uncle. The way he sets the scene makes your imagination go crazy. I like the way he has chopped and changed our world and added bits of that world. I think daemons are a fantastic idea and wouldn't mind having one myself. I think Lord Asriel is an absolutely fantastic character. One moment kind and gentle ... Read More: Rating:  - Good start but poor overallThis book starts with potential and promise but the initial rush gets dragged back by long list of problems. Poor writing (point of view violations, "telling" not "showing" too often), near zero characterisation (Lyre meets Iorek and within pages they form a bond), a meandering plot (reads like a checklist), inconsistencies (characters not using the alethiometer for arbitrary reasons), and a predictable back-story (the protagonists parentage), are just a few of the nuisances that made me roll my eyes with despair at this book. The author certainly had some good ideas at the start, but I couldn't help but feel I was reading a first draft. Perhaps the series improves, but quite frankly I can't be bothered to find out when there are ... Read More: Rating: - BrilliantI had seen this book previously in shops but had never really payed attention to it, I finally picked it up and read the blurb realising it sounded quite good. In the beginning it describes the meaning and involvement with "Dust" as I am not an adult (No offence to anyone my age!) I found it quite confusing but still read on. The book suddenly captured me and became an instant page-turner it seemed to make you feel as if you were actually there. I have to say tha Phillip Pullman has done an excellant job on this book and it has got to be a must read for everyone. I definately reccomend this fabulous book to all confident readers. Rating:  - Brilliantly ImaginativeThis was my second reading and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The good things about the book are mainly ideas which seem to me to be original and these include: * Locating the story in a parallel universe, very similar to our own but with fascinating differences; * The concept of the daemons which each person has and the understanding of human loneliness; * The meeting with another rational species (the bears) and the recognition of differences and similarities. The weaknesses of the book in my view include: * It becomes unbelievable - Lyra has too much success too easily; * The other characters are under developed and in some cases weak and wishy-washy. Prime example of this is Roger. There has been ... Read More: |
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