Amanda Craig from The Times has reviewed the newest installment in His Dark Materials describing it as a joy to be reunited with Pullman’s beloved characters after a less than satisfactory experience with the truncated film release this past season. “It is exuberant, intelligent fun, in a way that his previous novella, Lyra’s Oxford, was not, and the exquisite engravings by John Lawrence and small size of the book make it a joy to look at, touch and hold.” Read more.
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Sounds good then
Looking forward to it! The film was good, not great, so it’s rewarding to discover that we’re in for some vintage Pullman. I’ve bee re-reading ‘The Subtle Knife’ recently and his writing’s beautiful. Scoresby and Iorek are perhaps my favourite characters too, although they have stiff competition from the others!
hurrah! it’s about the books again!
Yay, I got this early! So much better than lyra’s oxford.