The Tiger in the Well

The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


*** Possible Spoilers ***

This was a terrific book, fast paced and exciting. Every time Sally turned around it seemed she was facing a new problem. If there's one thing Philip Pullman does and does well, it's create villains. Often they lurk in the background, intent on any number of schemes some of which affect the protagonist. In this case the attack on Sally had been in preparation for years. And when the trap is sprung, she has no way out. I listened to the audio version of this and the reader was brilliant. I highly recommend it.

The only thing I didn't care for was the title. Unfortunately every time my eyes fell upon it I immediately thought of 'The Farmer in the Dell' and was left with an almost chronic ear-worm which passed only when I completed the novel.



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