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His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
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really liked it

Great fantasy, amazing story! I think of all three books, I loved the first one "Northern Lights" the most because it introduced me to this amazing world, and it felt the most wintry to me with its polar bears, snow and magic. That being said, the two other books, "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass", were really good as well, and especially the second book kept my interest peaked.
This is one of those series that is written for children on the surface, but that is highly relevant and readable for adults as well as it contains layer upon layer of meaning and symbolism. I'm sure that you can read this trilogy again and again and still constantly discover new things - I certainly felt like a was missing out on a lot while reading just because so many things happened, and I knew there was more to them than what I realized. I was constantly surprised at how intricate this series is and how relevant it is to everyone in our world. It might be fantasy, but it is definitely true as well!
This is a children's classic and I'm obviously not a child anymore. But still, I'm very happy that I finally got around to reading this trilogy that so many people hold close to their hearts.
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Reading Progress

July 27, 2015 – Shelved as: own-but-unread
July 27, 2015 – Shelved
November 26, 2015 – Started Reading
November 26, 2015 –
page 62
5.63%
November 27, 2015 –
page 112
10.16%
November 28, 2015 –
page 351
31.85% "Done with the first book - SO GOOD ❤️"
November 30, 2015 –
page 427
38.75% "I'm continuing the journey"
December 1, 2015 –
page 552
50.09%
December 2, 2015 –
page 639
57.99% "Done with the second book - still really good :)"
December 7, 2015 –
page 845
76.68%
January 28, 2016 –
page 978
88.75%
January 28, 2016 – Finished Reading

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Jenny's Book Life This trilogy along with The Inkheart Trilogy are up there with The Lord of the Rings for me!


message 2: by sky (new) - rated it 5 stars

sky ^same for me!!!^


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