His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) | Philip Pullman | Great Series

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	His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) Philip Pullman Laurel Leaf, 2003 average customer review:based on 1081 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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Not only is this a very entertaining story - it also makes you think. It's a very deep investigation into the nature of reality, presented in a very easy-to-follow manner. Excellent!

Great Series

These books were extremely captivating. Amazingly written. I intend to read every book that Philip Pullman has written!

One of the best trilogies I've read in a long time

After reading the end of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit a couple times, and all of the Chronicles of Narnia, I really needed a book that would let me escape from the only reading I had been doing which were scholarly articles on Political Science and the Environment for school. I heard about the Golden Compass due tot he movie, but had not yet seen it. So since I had a gift certificate, I figured I'd pick it up on the hope it wasn't going to be a dog.

I have to say I am a slow reader, but this book enchanted me so much I finished it in less than a week (probably would have been a day if I had the time). So I then went and got the other two books, both of which I loved and lost myself in. I do wish there was more, since the ending was, to me, sad (but it's a matter of opinion). However, I think the book puts some good thoughts on what life should be about (in a non-preachy way). I felt as though I could somehow connect with the characters and even though they were in different worlds, still understand what they were feeling. I will admit it gets a tad confusing in the third book with so many worlds being talked about, but it's so enticing I don't think it's hard to follow at all.

If you want a book to take you away into another world(s), that is full of adventure, wonderful characters, action, enchantment, and more- I'd recommend this book highly! I will always have a love for the characters Will and Lyra and it will probably stay as one of my #1 favorite trilogies for a long time.

I also can't wait until his new book "The Book of Dust" comes out!

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Philip Pullman's books are great - fantastic adventure and wonderful narrative. I have read them before but am reading them again having seen the Golden Compass movie recently. The movie was great but the books are so much richer - but that always seems to be the case. Looking forward to the second movie now.

Better than Harry Potter.

I don't write a title like that lightly. I read these books when I was little, but didn't appreciate their complexity until I re-read them earlier this year. They're incredibly imagined and written, and - at least in my opinion - never predictable.

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