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Of the three books in this trilogy this is by far, in my humble opinion, the best one. I hated to see it end and I will very much miss the characters in it. I am not good at writing reviews of books. I simply know what I like and do not like.
Finally finished this series. Wow, the third book is where Pullman really pulls his punches. As it is, his thinly veiled criticisms of religion, and Christianity in particular, were not "alarmingly" offensive. If anything, I kept getting the impression that to Pullman this was a very personal, grudge-like matter, and that detracted from the experience. As to the story itself, I don't think it ever lived up to its potential. Much of it was strained, and I don't think Pullman laid enough of an emo
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Abounding with angels, the dead, and creatures on a different plane, The Amber Spyglass is a complex and fulfilling conclusion to the Dark Materials trilogy. The vision of God alone is interesting enough to make this worth reading (but to understand this book you'll have to read the two previous ones). Will and Lyra come to maturity in hard-fought fashion and come to satisfying realizations. All in all, a great conclusion.
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Nov 01, 2007
Lakedaemon
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Nov 11, 2007
Heather
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it was amazing
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Dec 16, 2007
Jonathan
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Jan 13, 2008
Phillip Rowland
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