Philip Pullman’s The Subtle Knife

The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Philip Pullman’s The Subtle Knife is the second book in a trilogy, following The Golden Compass. Unfortunately, as part of a series, I don’t know how to effectively describe the book without giving away too much about the first one.

In any case, I felt that upon first starting this book, I didn’t feel like it was part of a sequel. It took me a while to understand how this book tied in to the previous book, and thus also it took a while for me to get into it.

But once I did get into it, I did find that I liked the story. I thought it was an interesting attempt at mixing science and fantasy/religion together. I found the plot to be usually fast moving, which I think is what I found most attractive about the book. The characters weren’t flat, but I can’t say I found them to be particularly interesting either.

Anyhow, I’m currently reading the third book, which brings me to the end of the trilogy! I’ll post about it soon!

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