The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman Reviews

** ...the dawn is surely coming ** The Amber Spyglass is the third and final volume of Philip Pullman's remarkable His Dark Materials trilogy. For me this book marks a return to form after the merely excellent middle volume, The Subtle Knife, and although it is not without its little flaws here and there it makes a very meaty ...  Read the complete review

I recently reviewed both 'Northern Lights' and 'the Subtle Knife', the acclaimed first two parts of the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. This is the final volume in the series, and to my mind a suitably excellent continuation and final conclusion to the overarching story. It is a little longer than its predecessors, but this is ...  Read the complete review

I had been recommended to read the dark materials series by my boyfriend, who thinks I need a break from chick lit (what does he know :P) so having read the first two books in the series: The North Lights and The Subtle Knife. I thought I would read the final book in the series: The Amber Spyglass. NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS ...  Read the complete review

The Amber Spyglass is the third in the His Dark Materials trilogy. The story picks up immediately after the Subtle Knife lefts off and you will need to have read both The Subtle Knife and the first book Northern Lights in order follow the story at all. I admit that I came to this book sceptically as I really didn't like Northern Lights ...  Read the complete review

The Amber Spyglass in by Phillip Pullman and is carries on from where the Subtle Knife left off. It is the third and final instalment in the Dark Materials trilogy. There's a lot going on all at once from the start of this book. Lyra and Pan are kept asleep by Mrs Coulter in a cave away from the searching eyes of the ...  Read the complete review

The third part of the "His Dark Materials Trilogy" is definitely the weakest of the three offerings, but still outclasses most of the books in this genre that I have read. I am not sure if Phillip Pullman had grown bored of the concept at this point and just wanted to get through it with minimal fuss, but there was an element ...  Read the complete review

Having reviewed the two previous books in this series, it's only right that I see them through to the end! Last but not least we have The Amber Spyglass (yup its third in the series, northern lights sometimes known as the golden compass, and then the subtle knife come pounding along first with some heavy action, twists turns ...  Read the complete review

The amber spyglass is the 3rd book in 'his dark materials' by Phillip Pullman. It is another tale following the story of Lyra and also for the second book Will. It follows staright on from the second book, the subtle knife so once again it is a book that must be read in order so that you can understand what is going on. The reason for ...  Read the complete review

A little short of amonth ago, I woke up on Christmas morning and opened my presents. One of these was Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. I had eagerly awaited these (guessing I would get them for Christmas) and tucked into them immediately. The first two in the trilogy, namely 'Northern Lights' and 'The Subtle Knife', ...  Read the complete review

WARNING- Spoiler info, slight summary inside! SUMMARY- The story starts out right where the last book leaves off, will is on top of a hill by the tower of Angeli. Will is the main character, along with Lyra. It was Will?s strong will that got them the subtle knife and now he must find Miss Coutler, who had ...  Read the complete review

Right, I?ve dealt with The Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife so I guess it was kinda obvious that I was gonna get around to The Amber Spyglass sooner or later ? so OK, it?s sooner rather than not ? like the Guitarist Gary Lucas said: a little pain is good for you. There is no pain, however, in The Amber Spyglass, unless you take into ...  Read the complete review

The Amber Spyglass is the third and final part of Philip Pullman's highly successful His Dark Materials trilogy. Although I finished the book some days ago now, it has taken me quite some time to try and commit my thoughts on it to a review. The entire trilogy has been dense, absorbing and rich in ideas and sub-plots, but the Amber ...  Read the complete review

'The Amber Spyglass' is the third book in a trilogy. More than that, it is the drawing together of many thoughts stories and characters in a stunning conclusion that will leave you thinking. The problems are these - it is not a standalone book, if you haven't read the other two, it won't make much sense. If you ...  Read the complete review

Yes, Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy is NOMINALLY children's fiction. But the ideas, conceits and imaginative leaps he makes are breath-taking, no matter what genre you might care to pigeonhole them in. The Amber Spyglass is the triumphant completion of the trilogy, and Pullman has orchestrated ...  Read the complete review

Philip Pullman began the spellbinding His Dark Materials sequence with Northern Lights, which dazzled everyone who read it, children and adults alike. Remarkably, he kept up the quality in The Subtle Knife, the second title in the trilogy. Here he brings the series to an extraordinary conclusion. Will and Lyra, the two children at the ...  Read the complete review

Firstly I'll make it clear that this is a rating of the book in comparison to the other two- not an absolute rating of the book in relation to all else written (where it would be a 4/5). Secondly it's not really worth outlining the plot of the final book as it is likely that anyone reading this review will know whats going on ...  Read the complete review

I can't easily think of any way to phrase the coming words. I expect they will come in a jumble and i will repeat myself several times. Such is the effect of this book. I finshed it about 2 days, and only just feel recovered enough to write this review. Every time i think of the ending a tear comes to my eye. ...  Read the complete review

O my god. what an amazing book. after reading the first two books in the series i was on the edge of my seat waiting to hear what would happen to the two children. in this book they are both growing up and they have their own personal stories. lyra comes from a backround riddled with adventure and stories and finds her life not changing ...  Read the complete review

The Amber Spyglass is a beautiful book that has amazing descriptions of characters, places, thoughts, objects, and especially emotions. I have NEVER read a book that seemed more complete. But if you are going to read it I will guerrentte that you will not understand any of it if you don't read the others in the series first. This ...  Read the complete review

Okay I know I’m doing this in the wrong order, but I’ll have to re-read ‘Northern Lights’ and ‘The Subtle Knife’ before I can give them a fair hearing. ‘The Amber Spyglass’ on the other hand is still fresh in my mind having been one of my holiday reads (yes I did lug the huge hardback copy ...  Read the complete review