Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman

The last good book trilogy I read was The Dark Materials. You'll probably recognize the title of the first book, The Golden Compass. The Golden Compass was a really good book, better than the movie. The premise of the book just was so original and nothing like anything I've read. I was surprised to find out that this book was written only recently (like only a little over a decade ago), because it seemed like a classic. The books have parallel universes, daemons, witches, talking bears, and even a love story. The second book, The Subtle Knife, seems completely different from the first book when you first read it, because you're expecting it to be the same "world." But eventually you'll appreciate how everything is connected and you'll fall in love with the characters. In The Subtle Knife, you'll meet the next big character, Will, who's from a world much like our own. He becomes the bearer of the subtle knife, a special knife that can cut portals into other worlds. Eventually he'll meet Lyra (from the first book) and their worlds will collide. By the third book, The Amber Spyglass, you'll be completely invested and ready to find out what it all means. Like what the heck IS Dust?!? The only person I got to read the books was Tara so now I'm spreading the love through blogging. Happy Reading! Shout out to Tara, thanks for the Blog topic. =p

8 comments:

Tara said...

Where have you been, Tina?!?! Wow! Great blog topic...no thanks to you. I didn't read the Subtle Knife yet! Now I know what it is!! Darnit!

Anonymous said...

Great...thanks for spoiling with all the spoilers...no need for me to finish reading The Amber Spyglass now.

I've been reading the books while I poop.

Tina said...

Hey, I didn't spoil anything. I'm sure everything I said are on the back of those books. I was careful not to give too much away. What I said really isn't much. Sorry Tara about The Subtle Knife. I was sure you at least read the beginning of the book.

Laura said...

I just totally stopped reading midway cause i didn't want anything spoiled!

Haha, Wil's a dork.

Laura said...

PS. i didn't check the blog for only a day and there's 4 new posts... Wow, i say wow.

Tara said...

Oh, and I totally agree with you, Tina. I thought the books seemed like classics and was surprised how new they were.

Anonymous said...

Any of you nerds read this,
http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Truth-Boxed-Set-Books/dp/0812575601
Sounds good...

Tara said...

Anonymous, thanks for the suggestion. It looks interesting. Laura, read it and tell us whether it is good. And that is an order!