{"id":1096,"date":"2016-01-25T23:01:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T17:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2020-04-04T19:15:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T13:45:06","slug":"book-review-the-amber-spyglass-by-philip-pullman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/book-review-the-amber-spyglass-by-philip-pullman\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amber Spyglass<\/em>; is the final book of His Dark Materials<\/em> trilogy by Philip Pullman and the first children\u2019s book to be long listed for the Man Booker Prize. You can read the review of the first book Northern Lights\/The Golden compass<\/em>\u00a0 here<\/a><\/span> and the second book\u00a0The Subtle Knife<\/em> here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0This review may contain spoilers as it is the third book in the series<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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More new worlds in The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/h3>\n

The Amber Spyglass takes you to different worlds- the world of the dead, the world of wheeled creatures called mulefas and the worlds already described in the earlier books. It tells the story of the battle between Authority and those who believe what the Church calls \u2018sin\u2019 is perhaps just a way of life innate in human nature. The Amber Spyglass<\/em> is more emotional and less fast-paced than its predecessors.<\/p>\n

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The first two books were marvellous in the imaginary world that they created and is no lesser. We embark on a journey with Lyra through the world of the dead after being separated from her daemon. (Those who have read the first two books would know how heart crushing that can be). The book stirs up your courage and astonishes you with the bonds of friendships that spring up. Will wants to rescue Lyra from the forbidden lands, Lord Asriel still dreams of questioning the Authority and Mary Maloney (the serpent) tumbles onto a world of mulefas where she realizes her destiny and constructs the Amber Spyglass. Now what does the spyglass do? You have to read the book to find out.<\/p>\n

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Pullman takes some liberties with the Church in the third book of the trilogy. He doesn\u2019t show religion in a good light. God (known as the Authority) in\u00a0His Dark Materials<\/em>\u00a0is portrayed as weak and feeble.\u00a0God seems to a puppet in the hands of an angel named Metatron. The Church is still bent on banishing original sin and preventing the second fall of man (as made clear earlier in the trilogy, Lyra is the Second Eve) . On the other hand Will and Lyra become more intimate with each other as a part of growing up.<\/p>\n

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Overall, I did not enjoy the book as much as the first two. Mrs. Coulter\u2019s character keeps changing hues that I am unable to comprehend. Pullman does not give a solid definition for \u2018Dust\u2019 which has mystified us from the first book. Perhaps the author intends it to be that way, but personally I was expecting a far more defined explanation. Moreover I think many of the underlying themes require a lot of thought, so this should be more regarded as an adultish book rather than masqueraded as a children\u2019s book.<\/p>\n

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Often I felt unnecessary characters (read \u2018mulefa\u2019) and plot deviations (again, read \u2018mulefa’) are introduced with the sole purpose of increasing word count. I did not enjoy the mulefa world at all and often wanted to skip through to read about the more exciting worlds beyond theirs. However I wanted to devour everything about the other worlds. Though slightly disappointed with the way the book has shaped up, it does comfort the soul to know how Will and Lyra\u2019s story ends. And yes, it is a heart stirring, tear inducing end. Even though less loved than the first two books, this one should be read for walking with our beloved Lyra a little bit longer.<\/p>\n

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Title : The Amber Spyglass
\nAuthor : Philip Pullman
\nPublisher: Scholastic UK
\nPublished : 2014 (Originally in 2000)
\nLanguage : English
\nPages : 544
\nRating : 3\/5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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